[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Wetherby R.D.C.

  • Wetherby (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Wetherby R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Comparable Vital Statistics for the year 1955 Based on the Registrar-General’s Figures Aggregate West Wetherby Riding Rural Rural District Districts BIRTH RATE:— West Riding Admin- County England & Wales (Provi¬ sional figures) (Per 1,000 estimated population) ... 13.7 16.6 15.3 15.0 DEATH RATE:— (All per 1,000 estimated popula¬ tion) All Oauses . 8.9 9.6 11.7 11.7 Infective and Para. Dis. excl. Tub. but incl. Syphilis & other V.D. 0.19 0.07 0.07 * Tuberculosiis. Respiratory . 0.14 0.08 0.11 0.13 Tuberculosis,, Other . — 0.02 0.01 0.02 Cancer . 1.21 1.54 1.90 2.06 Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System . 1.78 1.40 1.90 * Heart and Circulatory Disease ... 3.12 3.55 4.39 * Respiratory Diseases. Maternal Alortality (Deaths of 0.88 1.03 1.21 * mothers in childbirth per 1,000 live and stillbirths) ... ... ... 3.32 1.19 0.67 0.64 Infant Mortality . 10.2 28.6 26.2 24.9 * Figures noi available