[Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax R.D.C.

  • Halifax (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1905
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Credit: [Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Clifton ... 13-2 Norland 20 1 Fixby ... 214 Norwood Green and Coley ... . 20-1 Hartshead ... 14-8 Upper Greetland 13-9 Fixby has the highest death-rate, and Clifton the lowest. In Table IV. will be found the number of deaths in each district at the various age periods. These may be briefly summarised Number of deaths. J Under I and S ani1 15 and 25 and 65 and I year. under 5. under 15. under 25. under 65. upwards, 25 5 8 3 30 35 The average age at death of all persons was about 39 years. Of those over 65 years of age, 10 were males and 27 females 37. „ 70 ' . 8 19 „ 27. SO „ 3 „ 13 „ — 10. Thus females, in this district at any rate, live to a greater age than the males. CLASSIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH. 1.—Zymotic Diseases. Number of Deaths ... ... 4 Vi/.:—Measles ... ... 1 Whooping Cough ... 1 Diphtheria ... .. 1 Diarrhoea ... ... 1 Thi s is equal to a rate of 0 per thousand of the population, or 3*8 per cent, of the total number of deaths. The Zymotic Death-rate for England and Wales, less 217 towns, was 1 09. The distriets affected were :— Fixby. Norland. Upper Greetland Measles ... ] — Whooping Cough — 1 Diphtheria ... — — l Diarrhoea ... 1 — — The rates for the various districts were :— Clifton ... ... ... nil. Norland ... ... ... '8 Fixby ... ... ... 48 Norwood Green and Coley nil. Hartshead ... ... nil. Upper Greetland... ... 2-3
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