[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Ruthin R.D.C.

  • Ruthin Town (Clwyd, Wales). Rural District Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Ruthin R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Niomber of births relating to residents: 131 There are no maternity hospitals in the rural district and mothers are admitted to maternity homes or hospitals outside the area for their confinement. The births were classified as follows Legitimate Illegitimate Stillbirths Males Females Total 71 54 125 323 1 - 1 73 36 131 England and Ruthin R»P«C. Wales.1968. 1967 1968 Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 home population) l6,9 Corrected Birth Rate (per 1000 popvilation) l4.6 14.0 16.8 16.1 INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The following table shows the number of cases of infectious diseases in the various age groups notified dircing I968. ' The number notified during 19^7 is given in the first column for comparison. Notifiable Total Total Under 1 - 3 6-16 16 - 23 26 - 43 Disease 1967 1968 1 year years years years years Scarlet '] j Fever I Whooping Cough 13 7 1 4 2 - i Measles 62 21 - 7 13 - 1 Food Poisoning 1 - - - - - - Acute Pneumonia 1 i N on-pulraonary Tuberculosis 1 1 - - - - I ! 1 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1 1 - - - - i 1 i ; Infective p p \ \ Hepatitis c. \ j TOTALS: i 82 32 1 11 17 - 3 I L The total number of cases notified in the area was 32 compared with 82 in 1967* Measles accoimted for 21 compared with 62 last year. There were 7 cases of whooping cough compared with I3 the previoiis year, - 3 -