[Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax R.D.C.

  • Halifax (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1895
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Credit: [Report 1895] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH. (1) . The “seven principal zymotic diseases” have been responsible for 15 deaths which f,dves us a zymotic death-rate of 1-7 per thousand of the estimated population, as compared with 2-14 the same rate for Euf^dand and Wales for 1895. (2) . The deaths from Respiratory Diseases have numbered 26, which gives us a special rate of 3'07 per thousand of the population. (3) . The deaths from Phthisis or Consumption of the Lungs have been 8, or at the rate of o’94 per thousand. SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS IN SUB-DISTRICTS. Clifton.—Births : 29 males and 36 females, equal to a rate per thousand of the estimated population of 28'3. Deaths: 20 males and 20 females, equal to a death-rate of i7'2. Infectious Disease: 3 cases of Scarlet Fever, i of Diphtheria, 6 of Typhoid Fever and 1 of Continued Fever. The 6 cases of Typhoid Fever were all in the same house and are alluded to elsewhere in the Report. Fixby.—Births : 6 of males and 6 of females, liirth-rate 25-2. Deaths: 2 of males and 4 of females. Death-rate i2'6. Infectious Disease : 3 cases of Scarlet I'ever, one of which was removed to the Birkby Fever Hospital, Huddersfield. Upper Greetland.—Births: 5 of males and 5 of females. Birth- rate 27-8. Deaths: 4 of males and 6 of females. Death-rate 27-8. Infectious Disease: i case of Scarlet l'e\'er and i case of Diffuse Erysipelas, which latter was fatal. Hartshead.—Births: ii of males and 17 of females. Birth-rate i6-g. Deaths : 4 of males and 6 of females. Death-rate 8’95. Infectious Disease : i case of Scarlet Fe\'er and i of Mem- branous Croup. Norland.—Births : 17 of males and 14 ot females. Birth-rate 20'8. Death}': 7 of males and 7 of females. Death-rate 9-9. Infectious Disease: 14 cases of Scarlet Fever and 3 of Diphtheria. There were probably very many more cases of Scarlet Fever than this, of which 1 never received any information. Norwood Green & Coley.—Births: ii of males and 7 of females. Birth-rate 20-3. Deaths : 14 of males and 7 of females. Death-rate 237. Bifcctious Disease: 1 case of Scarlet h'ever (removed to Halifa.x Borough h'ever I lospital) and i case of Typhoid Fever. Skircoat.—Births: 36 of males aiul 15 of females. Birth-rate 26-6. Deaths: 13 of males and 12 of females. Death-rate 127. Infectious Piscasc : 2 cases of Scarlet Fever and 1 ofTy[)hoid J'ever, the latter being removed to the Halifax Borough Fever 1 lospital.