[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Aspull U.D.C.

  • Aspull (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Aspull U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (3) DEATHS.—The total number of dea;ths registered for the year was 144. This gives a death-rate of 19.0 per 1,000 ])er annum. It shows an increase of 3.4 per 1,000 over the pre- vious year’s figure 15.6 per 1,000), and an increase of 2.7 per 1,C00 over the average rate (16.3 per 1,000) for the previous ten years. Analysing the total number of deaths we find the causes v\ ere:— Males. All causes 73 Enteric Fever 3 Measles 3 Diphtheria 2 Influenza 1 Pulmonai-y Tubei'culosis 2 Tubercular Meningitis 1 Other Tubercular Diseases — Cancer, Malignant Disease ... 5 Eheumatic Fever 1 Meningitis 1 Organic Heart Disease 4 Bronchitis 7 Pneumonia (all forms) 14 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) 4 Appendicitis 1 Cirrhosis of Liver 1 Nephritis — Congenital Debility, etc 5 Violence (apart from Suicide) 7 Other Defined Diseases 11 Females. ... 71 9 2 4 3 2 1 2 12 16 1 1 2 14 The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age was 27, of which 14 were males, 12 femalesi, and one illegitimate female. This .gives an infantile mortality of 110 per 1,000