[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.

  • Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MARRIAGE Rates.—On pages 9-11, Annual Report for 1935, I gave information in regard to these rates, per 1,000 un- married and widowed population aged 15 years and over, for the County (Registration) from 1870-2 (3 years) to 1910-12. During this period the rate for Radnorshire declined from 43 3 to 34 4, and that for England and Wales from 57 2 to 46 3. At both periods the rate for the County was lower than that for England and Wales. The rates for the Administrative County from 1921 were also given, they were less than England and Wales, and Wales 1 and 2. Fertility Rates.—A birth rate calculated per 1,000 of the population is in some cases misleading, especially if the proportion of unmarried women is high. Particulars of legiti- mate and illegitimate rates per 1,000 women aged 15-45 years, for the 5 years 1929-33 were given on pages 12 and 13 of my Annual Report for 1935. The rate for the County 70'7, was slightly higher than that (64'3) for England and Wales ; the rate for the Rural Districts was 81'3, and that for the Urban Districts of Radnorshire 48'5. The rate for Knighton was 73’3, that for Presteigne 63’5, and that for Llandrindod Wells 32'4. At the census in 1931, the percentage of married females per total females aged 15-45 years was for the county 44'0 (Urban Dist- ricts 37*3, Rural 47'2) ; the percentage for Llandrindod Wells was 31'6, for Knighton 46'3, and for Presteigne 42'7. Not only is the proportion of unmarried women less in Llandrindod Wells, compared with the other two urban districts, but the legitimate rate per 1,000 married women aged 15-45 years is also lower. Particulars in regard to Legitimate and Illegitimate Fer- tility Rates for Radnorshire (Registration County) and England and Wales, were given on page 14 of the same Report ; the rates for the County were higher. Still Births.—The rates per 1,000 total births have been given in the table, which also includes live births. On page 16, of my last Annual Report particulars were given of rates per total births, and per 1,000 females aged 15-45 years (1931 census) for the 5 years 1929-33 ; the proportion of illegitimate still births to total still births was high, viz. 13‘6 per cent. The rates for Radnorshire,as well as for Wales 1 and Wales 2, are distinctly