[Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough.

  • Chesterfield (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1911
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Credit: [Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1,000, wliicJi has only Ix'cmi ('xca'cdcd once, (1008), since 1902. The nite in England and Wales was 14.0, in the 77 great towns, 155, and in the smaller towjis 13.8. The rate in the IN^orth Ward was 18.0, in the South 13.8, in the West 18.4, and in tlie Central 17.7. The rate is compared with those of neighbonring districts in Table. The causes of death are given in Table IV. The rates from various causes in 1911 and the previous decennium are compared Avith the decennial rates for England and Wales in Table VIII. Uncertified Deaths^—These Avere 21 in number. Nine are accounted for in Table V. One of the remainder AA-as attri])uted to apoplexy, 2 to bronchitis, 5 to heart failure, 1 to measles, 1 to gastritis, 1 to cerebral embolism, and 1 to broncho i)neumonia. Infant Mortality*—The deaths of infants under one year of age Avere 194, as compared Avith tlie decennial average of 151, and are equal to an infant Mortality Rate of 176 per 1,0(.)() births, onJy tAvice exceeded (1906 and 1907) since 1902. The rate in the preAuous ten vears av'eraged 164. (See Table I., Column 6.) It compares unfavourably Avith the 130 of England and Wales, the 140 of the 77 great toAvns, and the 133 of the 136 smaller toAvns. The rate in the North Ward Avas 267, in the 116, in the West 170, and 171 in the Central. South It Avas 160 among legitimate, and 261 among illegi- timate children. The infant mortality formed 30 per cent, of the total deaths, as com]:)ared Avith a decennial aAX'rage of 31.