Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health [to] the Corporation of the City of Capetown.

  • Cape Town (South Africa). City Health Department.
Date:
[1974]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health [to] the Corporation of the City of Capetown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Coloured Code Cause Deaths 1 004,8,9 561 Gastro Enteritis 108 2 777 Prematurity 100 3 480-6 Pneumonia 91 4 — Other Misc. Causes 72 5 740-759 Congenital Malformations 36 6 776/8 Other diseases of early Infancy 33 7 038 Septicaemia 27 8 055/6 Measles 13 9 500-19 Other diseases of respiratory tract 11 10 772 Birth Injury 10 11 466, 490-1 Bronchitis 10 12 320 Meningitis 8 13 267-273 Nutritional Maladjustment 6 1 14 033 Whooping Cough 3 15 259-6 Avitaminosis 2 16 032 Diphtheria 1 I 17 T5TOOT2 015-019 T uberculosis 1 18 090 Syphilis 1 533 .. ■ -- ...— -L , 0 100 200 Bantu Code Cause Deaths 1 004,8,9 561 Gastro Enteritis 95 2 480-6 Pneumonia 50 3 777 Prematurity 45 4 ~ Other Misc. Causes 39 5 , 055/6 Measles 16 6 740-759 Congenital Malformations 11 7 776,778 Other diseases of early Infancy 9 8 772 Birth Injury 5 9 466, 490-1 Bronchitis 5 10 320 Meningitis 4 11 038 - - Septicaemia 4 i12 259-6 Avitaminosis 4 13 010-012 015-019 Tuberculosis 3 14 013 T.B. Meningitis 1 15 090 Syphilis 1 i ]_ 292 -- ->.... ..- 100 0 200