[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Newmarket U.D.C.
- Newmarket (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Newmarket U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![122 Deaths, 65 Male, 57 female, (108 deaths in 1947 and 127 in 1946).occurred during 1948, including no deaths from Maternal Causes (Headings 29 and 30), 2o deaths from Cancer, no deaths from Measles, Whooping Cough or Diarrhoea (under 2 years). Deaths of Infants under one year of age during 1948 wore two - (l male legitimate, 1 female illegitimate). In 1947 there were six - (l male legitimate, 4 female legitimate and 1 female illegitimate) - the corresponding figure in 1946 was seven. The following table gives the causes and the number of deaths occurring at the various age groups. The totals correspond with the Registrar General’s figures. The deaths are classified under the headings given in the New Abridged List of Causes, as used in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, as set out on Page XXXIX of the Manual of the International List of Causes of Deaths - 1948. CAUSES OP DEATHS. Deaths at the sub* whether occurring -joined ages of I in or beyond the RESIDENTS’' District. M. = Male« P. =e Female. Under 1 year. i 0 LT\ U 0 d £ d rH O n rH U O d § m 0 in CM U O d i 3 | 3 in rH • in It Sh O d d 3 d n CM 45 & under 65. j 65 & upwards. Total Registrar General’s M. p. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M € F 6.Tuberculosis of respirator system. y 1 - _ 1 l 2 8.Syphilitic diseases. — 1 — 14,Cancer of stomach & duodenum. 1 1 l 1 0 15.Cancer of Breast. - — — - _ — — — 1 — 2 — 3 16.Cancer of all other sites. — - — - - - _ - — — 4 1 11 4 15 jr t 18.Cerebral Haemorrhage. - — - 1 3 — 5 7 8 O 19*Heart Diseases. 8 1 14 14 22 15 20.Other circulatory diseases . - . 1 1 3 1 4 21.Bronchitis. 5 2 5 L. 22.Pneumonia. “ ~ ; 1 - J 23.0ther respiratory diseases . _ - _ j • 1 *1 •J.. 27.0ther digestive diseases. — — _ - — — 1 — “ 1 - - 1 - 1 — 28.Nephritis. — — . - - - — — - j 1 — 1 — 2 — 31.Premature Births. 1 1 1 “] 32.Congenital malformations, birth injury,infantile disease. 1 1 j 1 J • 34«Road Traffic Accidents. 1 - - I | | 1 - — 1 1 1 35«Other violent causes. — — - 1 - — j — — | - - | 1 - 1 1 2 2 36.All other causes. - — ..—. 1 i - 1 - - 1 5 2 4 3 10 TOTAL: Males. 1 *1 ~ | j - | T ~ 19 — 44 - 65 -=• Females. — 11 “ 1 i ■srzz- XS.3T- ~TT 1 ! _ 1 - 12| - . j. - 41 — 57 .On page 4 i?^4-,table_, giving statistics for 1948 and for the previous^years, 1947 and 1946, as also for the decade from 1936 to 1945- during which I have reported as Medical Officer of Health. p.rom __ this table have been prepared the decade average figures which allow comparison with this period and the year 19480 - 3 -](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29906957_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
