[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Harrogate Borough.

  • Harrogate (England). Borough Council. nb2014025795.
Date:
1910
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Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Harrogate Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ca.ncer. -27 deaths were registered as due to some form of malignant rlisease. 'I'his gives a fleath-rate of I'lO j;er l/XXi, whicdi, as the following table shows, is with one exception the highest rate recorderl in Harrogate sijiee 1(K)I. Year 190) ]Wl 190:5 11^)4 HKJa ]<.m \W)1 1008 1009 1010 Rate O-oO OO.'i 0'0.‘5 I'll O'O? 0-08 0-81 Ooo 0*8.s I'JO ff the deaths of two visitors be exeluderl, the rate is I'Ot. S of the deaths occurred in males and 29 in females, d'here were only 2 deaths inider the age of 49; there were 28 over the age of 55 years. d'lie followdiitr talde shows the origans affected Males. Uterus Stomach and Oesophagus Intestines Hreast Liver ... Tongue and Throat Bladder .VTediastiunn ... I'ernales. 7 7 o 5 29 Disinfection.— 52 houses were flisinfected by the formalin spra\' or by fumigation w'itli sulphur. 'I'he following list shows the number of articles of bedding, clothing, etc., which were disinfected in a Washington-Lyons steam disinfector at the Joint Isolation Hospital:— Beds ... ... .. ... 42 Mattres.ses ... ... ... 28 Blankets... ... ... ... 124 Sheets ... ... ... ... 74 Carried forwajd 279