[Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Spilsby R.D.C.
- Spilsby (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1903
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1903] / Medical Officer of Health, Spilsby R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Deaths.—The total number of Deaths registered in the District during the year was 446, of which 233 were males and 213 were females. There were 151 deaths of persons who did not belong to the Borough previous to their admission into one or other of the public institutions, and there were four deaths of “residents” reported as having occurred beyond the District. The corrected number of deaths, therefore, is 299, which is equal to a rate of 14-20 per 1,000 per annum, compared with 16-49 and 17-88, the rates for 1902 and 1901. It is 1-83 below the average for the preceding 10 years, is the same as that recorded for 1897, and these two are the lowest since the year 1894. [Vide Table I.] Infantile Mortality.—There were 72 deaths of children under a year old, which is equal to a rate of 130 per 1,000 registered births. This is 1-7 above the average for the preceding ten years. Whooping Gough caused 4 deaths. Croup (non-membranous) 1, Diarr¬ hoea 2, Enteritis 2, Tubercular Disease 2, Diseases of the Eespiratory Organs 15, Diseases of the Nervous System 10, Diseases of the Digestive System 2, Premature Birth 10, and other causes 24. As in the previous year, there were no infantile deaths from Scarlet Fever or Diphtheria. Zymotic Diseases.—Only 15 deaths have been registered as due to the chief Infectious Fevers and Diarrhoea. Scarlet Fever caused 3, Whooping Cough 4, Diphtheria 2, and Diarrhoea 6. These returns are con¬ siderably below the average for the preceding ten years, and are equal to an annual rate of 0-71 per 1,000. The appended Table shows a comparison with the preceding decennium :—](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30123434_0028.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
