[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Bedfordshire County Council (County of Bedford).

  • Bedfordshire (England). County Council. n 50055519.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Bedfordshire County Council (County of Bedford). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Causes of Death in the Administrative Areas of the County of Bedford, 1947. Administrative Areas Totals Causes of Death c £ < 1 |. Bedford ^ Biggleswade q <3 X U *0 H GJ N N '-f c o M 3 J Sandy Urban Urban ~] Rural J X bo 3 O tH o m Rural J q a X lH D h-' 4-* a a Urban Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers Cerebro-Spinal Fever — — 1 2 — — — — — 1 — — 2 Scarlet Fever ... l 1 — — — 2 Whooping Cough 1 1 Diphtheria Tuberculosis of Resp. System — 6 17 4 1 6 2 2 1 43 5 — 66 Other forms of Tuberculosis — 1 6 2 2 2 1 1 — 13 1 — 23 Syphilitic Diseases — 1 2 — — 1 1 — — 5 1 — 8 Influenza — 4 4 2 — 2 — — — 5 5 — 9 Measles ... ... ••• — — 1 — — — — — — — 1 — 1 Ac. Poliomyel. and Polio- cnccph* ••• ••• ••• — 2 3 1 — — — — — 7 3 1 11 Ac. Infect. Enceph Cancer: B. Cav., Oesoph. (M) Uterus (F) 1 2 15 1 — 4 3 4 2 16 4 1 42 Cancer, Stomach and Duo- denum ••• ••• ••• — 7 21 4 4 9 4 2 3 15 7 — 49 Cancer of Breast — 6 12 6 3 2 3 2 1 15 2 3 39 Cancer of all other Sites 5 21 62 28 5 14 17 6 4 89 19 9 197 Diabetes — 6 9 2 1 1 2 1 — 7 — — 20 Intra-cran. Vase. Lesions 1 34 76 25 12 31 14 13 13 115 19 4 248 Heart Disease 12 84 164 92 16 94 38 27 15 267 48 19 558 Other Diseases Circ. System — 8 60 29 2 6 4 9 2 23 4 1 101 Bronchitis 3 14 27 8 3 15 9 5 8 73 14 2 130 Pneumonia 1 8 24 11 5 10 5 3 2 46 4 4 90 Other Respiratory Diseases ... — 1 13 1 4 1 2 1 — 9 4 1 29 Ulcer of Stomach or Duo- denum ••• ••• ••• — 6 10 3 — 3 . 1 3 — 10 —■ 24 Diarrhoea, under 2 years — — 2 1 1 — 1 — — 7 11 Appendicitis ... — 1 2 — — 1 — 2 1 “ 4 1 8 A O Other Digestive Diseases — 6 9 7 2 6 5 1 2 29 3 48 Nephritis ... 3 9 12 3 1 4 2 1 2 24 5 1 46 Puerperal and Post-abort. *1 Sepsis ••• ••• ••• —* 1 — — ■ ■ 1 1 1 i o Other Maternal Causes Premature Birth — 4 9 1 3 2 1 — 2 29 2 44 Con. Mai., Birth Injuries, Infant. Diseases ... — 6 9 9 2 3 1 3 2 26 3 43 Suicide — 3 4 5 1 3 2 1 3 9 1 2 22 Road Traffic Accidents 1 1 2 1 — 5 — 1 1 8 4 1 13 >i ^ Other Violent Causes 1 7 13 11 2 3 5 1 1 20 5 43 All Other Causes 1 18 69 44 11 29 22 6 13 120 37 5 247 — Totals: All Causes ... 30 267 659 303 81 258 145 96 78 1,036 202 53 2,178 *• • c: C- 1 3 1,C 1047