[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Calendar Year, 1927. Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of “ Residents ” whether occurring within or without the District. Total Deaths whether of “ Resi- Causes of Death, .. .. 1 All Ages. Under 1 year. 1 and under 2 years. 2 and under 5 years. 5 and under 15years. 15 and under 25 years. 25 and under 45years. 45 and under 65years. 65 and up¬ wards. dents ” or “Non- Residents ’’ in Institu¬ tions in the District. 1. Enteric Fever 2 • • . . . . . . 1 1 2 2. Small-pox • • • • • • • • • • • • 3. Measles 117 21 53 33 10 44 4. Scarlet Fever 6 • • 2 4 7 5. Whooping Cough 44 18 17 5 4 • • • • 15 6. Diphtheria 28 • • 3 11 13 1 27 7. Influenza 173 10 8 3 6 9 29 49 59 15 8. Erysipelas 18 2 2 8 6 14 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 457 3 5 4 15 93 173 146 18 187 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases 101 7 19 19 15 16 10 10 5 69 11. Cancer, malignant disease 649 2 3 1 55 304 284 290 12. Rheumatic Fever .. 32 • • 3 5 8 9 7 7 13. Meningitis 17 3 2 7 1 4 10 14. Cerebral Haemonrhage, &c... 363 • • • • • • 9 114 240 70 15. Organic Heart Disease 995 • • 7 11 77 296 604 351 16. Arterio-sclerosis 358 • • • • • • • ■ • • 3 56 299 142 17. Bronchitis 351 20 2 2 2 2 13 101 209 26 18. Pneumonia (all forms) 477 99 64 31 20 16 57 117 73 152 19. Other diseases of respiratory organs 69 3 1 3 3 4 10 14 31 23 20. Diarrhoea and Enteritis 105 79 9 3 2 3 4 1 4 59 21. Appendicitis and Typhlitis 38 • • • • 1 4 11 u 10 1 54 22. Cirrhosis of Liver .. 18 • • • • • • • • 1 14 3 3 23. Nephritis and Bright’s Disease .. 192 1 1 2 2 5 23 84 74 93 24. Puerperal Fever 14 • • 2 12 • • 17 25. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Partu¬ rition 24 2 20 2 22 26. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth 222 213 1 5 1 1 1 110 27. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide .. 184 21 4 8 30 19 33 40 29 159 28. Suicide 38 • • • • 7 12 12 7 10 29. Other Defined Diseases 1,103 129 15 26 32 37 149 317 398 580 30. Diseases ill-defined or un¬ known 3 . . * ’ , , . . 1 2 , , , , Totals .. 6,198 629 204 160 183 246 714 1,711 2,351 2,558