[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1929
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Comparative Table of Vital Statistics, 1920—1929. Birth-Rate Death-Rate j • Infant Mortality Estimated Dar- England Dar- England Dar- England Year Population lington & Wales lington & Wales lington & Wales 1920 66,610 25.8 25.4 12.4 12.4 92 80 1921 66,400 23.9 22.4 12.3 12.1 98 ’ 83 1922 66,710 22.6 20.6 14.1 12.9 98 77 1923 67,390 21.5 19.7 11.9 11.6 67 69 1924 68,690 20.2 18.8 12.7 12.2 94 75 1925 69,130 18.6 18.3 12.7 12.2 106 75 1926 70,700 17.9 17.8 11.9 11.6 91 70 1927 71,430 16.1 16.7 11.6 12-3 67 69 1928 71,560 15.9 16.7 10.4 11-7 59 65 1929 71,790 16-8 16-3 13-1 13-4 81 74 With a low death rate of 13.1 per 1,000 there is no particular disease worthy of comment, and no particular occupation oi i environment which appears to have a prejudical effect on the: ])ublic health. As our birth rate falls there will be an increasee tendency towards a higher death rate owing to a larger proportion' of the population in the older age groups. DISEASES OF THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS. This group of diseases holds first place in the list. Including the deaths attributed to cerebral haemorrhage, which is so closely allied, we have to record the formidable total of 237, one fourtli of the mortality from all causes. It must be understood howcvei that a man is as old as his arteries and that this classification i a label designating the worn-out units no longer fit to stand th-j strain of life. ii CHEST DISEASES. d Of a total of 943 deaths assignable to Darlington, Bronchiti I and Pneumonia accounted for 158 or 16.8 per cent. This rej^resent i| a mortality of 2.2 per 1,000 living, largely due to Influenza durin il the first quarter of the year. I CANCER. The study of Cancer has led to the establishment in seven •, ])arts of the country of Cancer Research Committees. Leed ] Manchester, County Durham, Kcweastle and Darlington lun I these Committees already in operation disseminating knowledge ( > the early signs of the dread disease and exhorting early consultatioi ■ A](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29149113_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
