[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Caernarvonshire Combined Sanitary Districts (Bangor City, Conway Borough, Bethesda U.D.C., Betws y Coed U.D.C., Llandudno U.D.C., Llanfairfechan U.D.C., Penmaenmawr U.D.C., Nant Conway R.D.C., Ogwen R.D.C., Caernarvon Borough, Pwllheli Borough, Criccieth U.D.C., Portmadoc U.D.C., Gwyrfai R.D.C., Lleyn R.D.C.).

  • Caernarvonshire Combined Sanitary Districts.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Caernarvonshire Combined Sanitary Districts (Bangor City, Conway Borough, Bethesda U.D.C., Betws y Coed U.D.C., Llandudno U.D.C., Llanfairfechan U.D.C., Penmaenmawr U.D.C., Nant Conway R.D.C., Ogwen R.D.C., Caernarvon Borough, Pwllheli Borough, Criccieth U.D.C., Portmadoc U.D.C., Gwyrfai R.D.C., Lleyn R.D.C.). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dr. T. H. PIERCE’S INTRODUCTION To the Chairman and Members of the Caernarvonshire Joint Sanitary Authority. Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg to submit my Annual Report for the Year ended December 31st, 1956, this being my Twelfth Annual Report. For the purpose of my Introductory Remarks all constituent Authorities in the Northern Area have been taken as one District and the following statistics are based on the Registrar General’s figures of population for all Districts. Statistics for individual Districts will be found in Section‘B ’—Tables in Common, and in Section ‘ C ’ —additional Local Reports. Birth Rates and Death Rates for the individual Authorities in my Introductory Statistics are different from those in Section ‘ C ’ as the former have been corrected to alLw for the differ- ences in the ages of the population of the various Authorities and so give a more correct comparison (see ‘ Comparability Factor ’ below). SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1956. The Registrar General’s estimated mid-year population was 64,050 which was a decrease of 80 under that for 1955. Only the Borough of Conway and the Urban District of Llandudno showed increases of 90 and 10 respectively. The Urban District of Betws-y-Coed showed no change. The districts of Bangor, Bethesda, Llanfairfechan, Penmaenmawr, Nant Conway and Ogwen showed decreases of 10, 70, 20, 50, 10 and 20 respectively. Birth Rate. There was a slight increase in the Birth Rate from 11.76 per 1,000 of the population in 1955 to 12.46 per 1,000 in 1956. This was the first increase for five years. The Live Birth Rate for England and Wales was 15.7 per 1,000 of the population. Live Birtxi' in England and Wales numbered 699,059 which was the highest number since 1949. Death Rate. The Death Rate was 14.22 per 1,000 of the population compared with 15.02 per 1,000 in 1955. The Death Rate for England and Wales which was 11.7 per 1,000 of the population was the same as for 1955.