[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Calendar Year, 1949. Nett Deaths at the subioined ages of “ Residents ” whether occurring within or without the District. Total Deaths whether of “ Resi- Cause of Death All Ages. Under 1 year. 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 5 years. 5 and under 15 years. 15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 45years. 45 and under 65years. 65 and up¬ wards. dents ” or “ Non- Residents ” in Institu¬ tions in the District 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers .. 2. Cerebro-Spina! Fever 1 1 1 3. Scarlet Fever 1 1 1 4. Whooping Cough .. 6 1 4 1 3 5. Diphtheria .. 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System ,. 244 1 25 95 95 28 87 7. Other Forms of Tuberculosis 30 3 3 4 3 3 7 4 3 37 8. Syphilitic Disease .. 35 1 1 4 14 15 19 9. Influenza 75 1 1 e 19 49 2 10. Measles 6 2 2 1 1 11. Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis 10 1 2 2 5 15 12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis 6 2 1 3 3 13M.Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus (Males) .. 23 5 18 16 13f. Cancer of Uterus (Females) 67 5 37 25 29 14. Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum 163 9 61 93 80 16. Cancer of Breast .. 104 9 45 50 25 16. Cancer of all other sites .. 649 1 1 1 2 ~ 5 49 252 338 299 17. Diabetes 40 1 5 34 25 18. Intra-cranial vascular lesions .. 788 4 1 9 165 609 239 19. Heart Disease 1,908 3 6 69 454 1,376 367 20. Other Diseases of Circulatory System .. 342 1 8 51 282 210 21. Bronchitis 509 5 1 1 1 9 161 331 99 22. Pneumonia .. 305 49 9 4 2 1 13 68 159 205 23. Other Respiratory Diseases 51 1 1 2 21 26 31 24. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum 58 2 4 23 29 56 25. Diarrhoea under two years 13 13 8 26. Appendicitis 15 3 2 6 4 17 27. Other Digestive Diseases . . 114 2 3 1 2 7 36 63 111 28. Nephritis 108 2 3 5 1 11 33 53 55 29. Puerperal and Post- abortive Sepsis 1 1 1 30. Other Maternal Causes 8 2 6 9 31. Premature Birth .. 79 79 87 32. Congenital Malformation, birth injury, infantile disease .. 80 71 1 1 2 1 2 2 99 33. Suicide 55 3 19 21 12 9 34. Road Traffic Accidents 34 4 7 4 9 10 29 35. Other Violent Causes 118 4 5 4 8 7 17 73 86 36. All Other Causes .. 406 17 2 5 11 13 52 99 207 333 6,451 27 30 .46 87 413 1,704 3,890 2,700