[Report 1962] / 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:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / 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 Committee. Ladies and Gentlemen, I beg to submit my Annual Report for the Year ended 31st December, 1962, this being my eighteenth Annual Report. For the purpose of my Introductory Remarks all constituent authorities in the North- ern 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 Statis- tics are different from those in Section “ C ” as the former have been corrected to allow for the differences in ages of the population of the various authorities and to give a more correct comparison (See Comparability Factor below). Summary of Vital Statistics for the Year 1962. The Registrar General’s estimated mid-year population was 64,870 which was an increase of 870 above that for 1961. The Unban District of Llanfairfechan and the Rural District of Nant Conway showed decreases of 20 and 30 respectively whilst Penmaenmawr was un- changed. The increases in population were: Bangor, 430; Bethesda, 20; Betws-y-Coed, 20; Conway, 200; Llandudno, 190; and Ogwen Rural District, 60. Birth Rate. There was a slight increase in the Live Birth Rate from 14.34 per 1,000 of the popula- tion in 1961 to 14.36 per 1,000 in 1962, compared with a Live Birth Rate for England and Wales of 18.0 per 1,000. Death Rate. There was a decrease in the Death Rate from 15.67 per 1,000 of the population in 1961 to 14.92 per 1,000 in 1962. The Death Rate for England and Wales was also decreased slightly from 12.0 per 1,000 of the population in 1961 to 11.9 in 1962. The Crude Death Rate for the County was 15.71 per 1,000 of the population compared with 15.90 per 1,000 in 1961. Still Birth Rate. The Still Birth Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births was 11.66 compared with 18.52 in 1961. The Rate for England and Wales was 18.1 which was the lowest yet recorded.