[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Cosford (Union) R.D.C.
- Cosford (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1961
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Cosford (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![COMPARflTIVE Vim STATISTICS 1999; 1999 1957 1958 1999 1960 1961 Birth Rate (Correctro.) 1673 15.9 14.7~ 19.7 12.8 16.9 15.3“ 14^ Death Rate (Corr6ct.edJ* 9~i' 11 12,7 9.72 10.9 9.8 9.4 10.4 Infant. Mor tali'ty Itale 991-7 61.1 29,0 30,8 9.4 7.3 15.0 Nil Number of a.a t Dea i.b s f \ 8 9 4 1 1 2 Nil These vlta'L sle-Mci-Ics .<hoYi - (1) A 'l'3c?al.ne in xbo i.- pnlaiion as estimated by the Registrar General (310 persons ; 3o3/'’ deorease) cn the previous year, (2) Tie birth rote v;as slhiitly belu?! ':h3 previous year, and substantially below the noitiona]. birth note (IO fewer babies were bom), (3) Tie ilicgitimate birth rate was vli’tually unchanged (6 babies in 19^1: 7 in 196O), (4) There were no maternal deaths and no deaths of infants imder one year, (5) Tno corrected death rate was lower- than the national death rate. Tne table follovdng gives the causes and the number of deaths occurring during 1961, Tire grand totals correspond with the Registrar General’s figures. 1961 TOTAL i960 MALES 1961 i960 1961 1960 AbL GAUSES: 116 109 56 93 60 96 1, Tuberculosis, respiratory 1 - - - 1 - 2, Tuberculosis, Other - - - - - - 3, Syphilitic Disease - - - - - - if.. Diphtheria - - - - - - 9. Whooping Cough - - - - - 6„ Meningococcal Infections - - - - - - 7* Acute Poliomyelitis - - - - - - 8, Measles - - - - - - 9o Other Infective and Pa,rasitic Diseases - - - - - - 10, Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach 2 3 2 2 1 11, Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus 4 9 ■3 5 1 - 12, Malignant Neoplasm, Breast 2 4 - - 2 4 13. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus - - - - - - 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 13 10 9 9 8 9 19. Leukaemia, aleukaemia 1 1 1 1 16, Diabetes - 1 1 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system 24 15 7 7 17 8 18, Coronary disease, angina 21 25 12 14 9 11 19. Hypertension with heart disease 5 4 2 1 “T J 3 20, Other Heart Disease 16 14 10 21 6 12 21, Other Circulatory disease 9 2 2 2 3 22, Influenza 2 1 1 23. Pneumonia 7 9 4 2 3 3 2ii., Bronchitis 8 7 7 9 1 2 29. Other diseases of respiratory system - 2 2 26, Ulcer of stomach and duodhnum 1 1 — 27, Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea 1 - - - 1 - 28, Nephritis and Nephrosis 1 _ 1 29, Nyperplasia of Prostate — 1 1 * 30, Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion — 31, Congenital malformations — — •• * •• 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases 2 6 3 2 3 33. Motor vehicle accidents 1 1 34. All other accidents 1 1 39. Suicide 1 1 36, Homicide and operations of war — —](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29124086_0005.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)


