[Report 1893] / Medical Officer of Health, Reading County Borough.

  • Reading (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1893
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Credit: [Report 1893] / Medical Officer of Health, Reading County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In the subjoined table the deaths due to cancerous diseases in the borough, during the year, are classified according to age, sex, and locality :— Age Sex 25-35 M. F. 35-45 M. F. 45-55 M. F. 55-65 M. F. 65-75 M. F. 75-85 M. F. Totals. M. F. / St. Mary. 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 4 7 1893] St. Lawrence... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ^St. Giles. 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 5 4 0 1 2 12 11 Total . 0 0 2 2 2 3 6 9 5 2 1 2 16 18 The death rate from consumption was 1-23 per 1,000 of the inhabitants, being 0-28 per 1,000 below the ten years’ average of 1-51, Pulmonary diseases, other than phthisis, proved fatal to 2T6 out of every 1,000 of the population, a mortality which was 0-96 below the average of the ten years pre¬ ceding, which was 3T2. Diseases of the heart caused the death of 1‘08 per 1,000, and fell short of the average of 1T4 by 0'06. Cancerous diseases were the cause of 0'54 death per 1,000 ; this was 0T8 below the average of 0'72. The annexed table sets forth the statistics for the twenty years since 1874, inclusive. O DEATHS. Birth ]-ate per 1,000 living. u <19 <19 rs S.I ai 0) H Year. Estii nated Popuhition ti 30th June. it; <D . ^ CQ 'ScS 0) H-l pH All registered in Boi o’. Due to other Districts. b u O m I* o 0) Q 1 §Under 1 year. § Under 5 years. j §Over 5 \ ears. In Hospital. Ir Workhouse. | Death rate p* 1,000 living. Zymotic death per 1,000 livir ^Deaths of Ch: ren und<jr 1 ye per 1,000 Birt Houses connect with the Sewe 1893 62,833 1,853 972 47 933 222 346 587 115 62 29-5 14-8 1-6 120 12,416 1892 61,582 1,838 1,142 43 1,107 260 401 706 108 68 29-8 17-98 2-1 141 12,140 1891 60,357 1,956 1,094 47 1,056 274 388 668 98 69 32-4 17-5 1-5 140 11,855 1890 59,124 1,700 947 50 900 224 318 582 94 60 28-8 15-2 1-6 132 11,468 1889 57,906 1,885 853 33 t825 217 351 474 63 63 32-6 14-2 1-3 115 10,907 1888 *56,713 1,838 873 32 841 220 316 525 74 58 32-4 14-8 1-0 120 9,990 1887 47,377 1,585 865 39 826 186 328 537 77 57 33-5 17-4 2-8 115 9,138 1886 46,496 1,567 845 30 815 216 317 528 69 54 33-7 17-5 1-5 138 8,765 1885 45,631 1,521 882 32 850 204 369 513 74 52 33-3 18-6 2-8 134 8,395 1884 44,782 1,536 824 34 790 191 277 547 79 67 34-3 17-6 1-4 124 8,226 1883 43,950 1,515 746 39 707 164 283 463 58 50 34-5 16-1 2-2 108 7,982 1882 43,132 1,494 806 31 775 201 372 434 58 46 34-6 17-9 3-0 134 7,654 1881 42,332 1,500 635 36 599 151 218 417 58 59 35-4 14-2 0-8 101 7,176 1880 41,232 1,573 852 37 815 264 408 444 57 51 38-2 19-8 3-5 168 6,712 1879 40,161 1,443 799 28 771 182 281 518 53 66 35-9 19-2 2-1 126 5,975 1878 39,118 1,455 889 41 848 246 367 522 78 79 37-2 21-7 3-6 169 5,238 1877 38,102 1,434 674 25 649 179 290 384 40 54 37-6 17-0 3-0 125 3,860 1876 37,113 1,370 703 34 669 185 270 433 61 43 36-9 18-0 2-4 135 2,003 1875 36,149 1,350 698 38 660 165 251 447 50 57 37-3 18-3 2.3 122 None till Nov. 1874 j 35,210 1,320 700 39 661 169 263 437 58 40 37-5 18-8 2-3 128 None. ♦ Extended borough. t Since 1889 an addition has been made of any deaths in Moulsford Lunatic Asylum of persons who had been admitted from any part now comprised in the borough. § The corrected numbers have been given from 1887.