[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Lichfield R.D.C.

  • Lichfield (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Lichfield R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Notification appears to be satisfactory in the District. Only one case was brought to notice from the Death Returns. This was an infant who died in the Children’s Hospital, Edgbaston, from Tuberculous Meningitis. During the year 7 males were sent to Prestwood Sana¬ torium for treatment, and 1 female to Groundslow. Also 2 males were treated at The Limes, Himley, and 1 female at The Woodlands, Northfield. New Cases and Mortality during 1937. Age Periods NEW CASES DEATHS Respiratory Non- Respiratory Respiratory Non- Respiratory M F M F M F M F Under 1 year ... • • • . . . 1 . . * • • . . • . • • • 1-5 years . • . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . 1 5-15 years . 1 . • • 4 . . . . . • 1 • • • 15-25 years . 3 2 1 1 . . * 1 • * . 25-35 years __ 1 . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . 35-45 years . 2 . . . 1 1 2 . . . 1 45-55 years . 5 . . • . . . . . • 5 1 . • • 55-65 years . 1 . . . . . . . . 2 • • . ... 65 and upwards . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals ... 13 3 7 4 13 3 0 2 Cancer. Deaths from Cancer numbered 44 (20 males, 24 females) compared with 43 deaths during 1936.
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