[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C.
- Cockermouth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1953
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SENILE DEATH RATE. 40 ])evsons had attained the age of G5 years and ui)wards. Tliis number represents a Senile Death Rate of 64.5 per cent, of the total deaths, as compared with 73.6 for 1952. 3 10 13 7 5 2 2f) 8f) dm (2m {6m 7f) (2m 5f) (2m 3f) (m and f) occurred among persons between the ages in the 93rd and 95th years respectively. of 65 and 70 yrs. 70 and 75 yrs. 75 and 80 yrs. 80 and 85 yrs. 85 and 90 yrs. INQUESTS, UNCERTIFIED DEATHS AND VIOLENCE. In respect of deaths belonging to the district during the year there were three inquests (two of which were held outside this district). Two Coroner’s certificates were received in respect of cases where post-mortem examination had been made but no inquest held. In 4 of the total deaths post-mortems wei’e performed. No death was “Uncertified.” Violence.—The death rate due to Violence (all forms) was .38 per 1,000 of the population in the Cockei’mouth Urban District. Below will be seen the number of deaths from Suicide, Road Traffic Accident, Other Violence and the Total Violence deaths, together with the percentages of the total deaths from all causes, and the death rates of each per 1,000 of the population in comparison with 1952 Othnr Violence Hoad Traffic exci’g Road Total 3 licido Accident ^ Traffic .•\cc, Violence 1953 1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 1953 1952 Deaths I nil nil 1 I nil 2 I ^ of all causes i.6i nil nil '•31 i.6i nil 3.22 1.31 D.R. per looo popln. • '9 nil nil '•93 .19 nil .38 .19 The two violence deaths include one of fracture of femur caused by an accidental fall and the other from hanging (suicide). CANCER. Cancer lU’oved fatal in 8 cases, as follows :— System Primary Organ Males Females Years old Alimentary Stomach 0 1 72 Colon 1 0 59 Glandular Breast 0 2 38. 73 Thyroid 0 1 57 Pancreas 1 1 53, 79 Brain Cerebellum 0 1 3 This number corresjjonds to a cancer death I'ato of 1.5 per 1,000 of the population as compared ith 15 cases with a rate of 2.9 in 1952, and 10 cases with a rate of 1.9 in 1951. In 1952, out of every 8 deaths of persons in this district 1 was attributed to cancer (1952—1 in 5) ; 1951—1 in 8).](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29118335_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
