[Report 1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1899
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Credit: [Report 1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    borough, the latter nearly 30 per cent, below. As the borough death-rate had increased 20 per cent., the comparative improve¬ ment of the West ward is all the more striking. The South and Central wards part of the South-east registration district had a fall in its diarrhoea rate from 1-49 to I'og, or 27 per cent. The population of the district fell 7 per cent., and was 49 per acre in 1892, and 46 in 1897. Another extremely rural district is the “ strip ” taking in the Chapel-Allerton part of Headingley, and the Potternewton portions of the North-west and Brunswick wards. This district had increased its population from 3 to 5 persons per acre, and had decreased its very low diarrhoea death-rate from 0^25 to O’18, or 28 per cent. The approximate persons per acre of the intercepts will be found in the table on page 50. OTHER DISEASES. Rheumatic fever, with acute and sub-acute rheumatism was responsible for 0*05 deaths per 1,000 of the population the same as in 1898. Erysipelas, pyaemia, and puerperal fever had o'o6, against o'og. Ague caused no death, though two had been returned in 1898. Influenza was credited with a rate of 0*19, against OT2 in the previous year. Diseases of the heart and circulatory system had a rate of 043, against 1*40. Injuries caused a rate of 0'6o, against o-62, whilst the “ other causes,” of which particulars will be found in table C caused a rate of 8*26, against 8-55. NOTIFICATION OF DISEASE. In the table are given the number of cases notified under The Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, for the three years 1897-1899, also the number of deaths registered from the same diseases in the same years.