[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly R.D.C.

Llanelli (Wales). Rural District Council.

Date:: 1959

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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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SECTION A. SUMMARY OF VITAL AND MORTAL STATISTICS FOR YEAR 1959 Area of Rural District Llanedy Llanelly Rural Llangennech Llannon Pembrey Pontyberem 51,367 acres 5,680 acres 15,060 acres 2,396 acres 10,612 acres 14,778 acres 2,851 acres Population (1951 census) Population (Registrar General’s Estimated mid-year 1959) Density (persons per acre) Dwelling Houses in Rural District inhabited at end of 1959 Rateable Value Product of Id. Rate 37,266 39,260 1.31 12,281 £412,263 £1,212 18s. 9d Live Births : Males 303 Females 300 Total 603 Deaths : Males 258 Females 195 Total 453 Deaths (65 and over) Males 145 Females 139 Total 284 Still Births : Males 8 Females 5 Total 13 Deaths of Infants under one year : Males 8 Females 11 Total 19 Deaths of Infants under four weeks (Neonatal Deaths) Males 5 Females 10 Total 15 There were 17 Illegitimate live births—6 males; 11 females. No. of Illegitimate infant deaths under 1 year—Nil.