[Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.

  • Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1924
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Credit: [Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE P 3 Deaths: causes and districts. Deaths in or belonging to localities at all ages Causes of death Whole Borough Birkenhead* 1 Tranmere* 1 Claughton Ward Oxton Ward Bebington Ward Total deaths in Public Institu- tions in the district i Certified 1841 1114 558 84 41 44 723 All causes j Uj^^ertlfied 1 1 Enteric fever 1 1 Smallpox Measles 38 28 's 2 6 Scarlet fever 4 4 3 Whoo])ing cough 36 25 10 1 1 Dijilitheria and croup 8 4 3 1 6 Influenza 30 15 12 •3 6 Er3'sipelas 1 1 1 Phthisis (pulmonary tuberculosis) 136 82 45 5 l ”3 64 Tuberculous meningitis 19 11 8 14 Other tuberculous diseases . ... 32 17 13 ”2 16 Cancer (malignant disease) 179 90 74 7 4 4 82 Rheumatic fever 9 5 4 3 Meningitis 4 3 1 3 Organic heart disease 142 68 53 ”6 7 8 30 Bronchitis 174 116 48 6 2 2 67 Pneumonia (all forms) 217 161 41 12 1 2 56 Other diseases of res])iratory organs 27 16 10 1 12 Diarrhoea aiid enteritis (under 2 years) 51 43 7 1 24 Appendicitis and typhlitis 7 5 1 1 8 Cirrhosis of liver 6 3 1 1 5 Alcoholism Nephritis and Bright’s disease 54 28 22 3 1 19 Puerjieral fever 3 3 2 Other accidents and diseases of jireg- nancy and parturition 6 4 2 6 Congenital debility and malformation, including premature birth 106 76 20 4 1 5 24 Violent deaths, excluding suicide 47 32 10 3 1 1 27 Suicides 16 7 6 3 1 Other defined diseases 486 264 159 27 23 13 234 Diseases ill-defined or unkno\vn 3 2 1 3 Totals 1842 1114 558 85 41 44 723 Birkenhead ” district comprises Arpyle, Grange and Cleveland wards. “Tranmere ” district comprises Clifton, Egerton and Mersey wards. 'oTE,—All deaths which occurred in institutions are classified in the district in which the patient resided.