[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Stourbridge Borough.

  • Stourbridge (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Stourbridge Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TUBERCULOSIS. Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Thirty-four cases were reported during- the year. There were 15 deaths, and the death-rate per 1,000 of population was -87. The following- table gives the number of deaths and death- rates per 1,000 population for the whole district since 1901. No. of Death No. of Death Year. Deaths, Rate. Year. Deaths. Rate. IpOl ... 17 ... 1-04 191 I l6 ... •92 1902 16 •97 1912 12 •68 19°3 ... 24 ... T'44 l9l3 ... 15 ... •85 19°4 ... l8 ... 1 -o 7 1914 20 1-13 1905 ... l8 ... i -06 1915 ... l8 ... 1 06 1906 ... 14 ... •81 1916 II •67 I9°7 22 1 -27 1917 ... I4 ... •85 1908 20 1-14 1918 ... 14 ... •86 I9°9 20 i*i3 1919 II •60 1910 ... l8 ... TOI Other Tubercular Diseases. Twelve cases were reported and four deaths occurred, two being- Tubercular Meningitis. Diarrhoea and Enteritis. Only three deaths were recorded, one being an infant under one year of age and the cause was catarrhal enteritis. Cancer. There were 22 deaths from this disease during the year, Stourbridge 17, Wollaston 3, Upper Swinford 2. The Deaths and Death Rates for the past 10 years were :— Year Stour¬ bridge Wol¬ laston Upper- Swinford Total Deaths Death Rates 1910 6 3 ... 9 ... 18 ... I-OI 1911 9 2 ... 4 ... 15 ... •85 1912 12 ... 4 1 17 ... •97 I9I3 12 2 2 16 •91 1914 11 ••• 3 ... 7 .... 21 1-18 10 2 2 14 ... •84 1916 9 ••• 3 ... 3 ... 15 ... •91 ]9T7 10 ... 4 ... 4 ... 18 ... 1-10 1918 10 ... 8 ... 10 28 ... 1-72 1919 ... 17 ••• 3 2 22 1-20
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