[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Penzance (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1937
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    6/36 (page 4)
    [4] Causes of Death. Measles Male. 1 Female. 0 Influenza .. 7 12 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 2 7 Other Tuberculous Disease — 1 Cancer 23 24 Diabetes .. 3 4 Cerebral Haemorrhage .. 11 13 Heart Disease 34 36 Aneurysm — — Other Circulatory Diseases t • 3 9 Bronchitis 3 3 Pneumonia (all forms) .. 10 3 Peptic Ulcer 3 1 Cirrhosis of Liver — 2 Other Diseases of Liver 1 — Other Digestive Diseases 4 5 Acute or Chronic Nephritis 7 2 Congenital Causes 6 5 Senility 5 6 Suicide 1 1 Other Deaths from Violence 7 4 Other Defined Diseases 12 8 Totals .. 143 146 Deaths from Puerperal Causes. Rate per 1,000 total Deaths. (live and still births). Puerperal Sepsis .. .. .. Nil. Nil. Other Puerperal Causes .. .. Nil. Nil. There were twelve deaths of infants under one year, 7 males and 5 females, all being of legitimate birth. Death rate of Infants under One year of age:— All Infants per 1,000 live births 54 (National death rate 58). Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 56. Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births nil. Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 47. ,, ,, Measles (all ages) 1. ,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) nil. ,, ,, Diarrhoea (under two years) nil.