[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Stroud (Union) R.D.C.

  • Stroud (Gloucestershire, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Stroud (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    are excluded. The annual death rate was 12.]>^r 1,000 inhabitants, which compares\faw ourably with 1924, when the rate 13.0. The average for the last 5 years was rather lower than the present one, being 11.7 per 1,000. The death rate has fallen fairly steadily since 1876-80 when it was 18.0 per 1,000. The death rate in England and Wales was practically the same as the local one, being 12.2. The deaths at age periods are very similar to those of 1924, there being however more deaths at ages 2—5 and less at ages 5—15 years. This is explained by the fact that 7 deaths of children aged 2—5 years were caused by Diphtheria in 1925 and none in 1924. In 1924 there were 3 deaths from Heart Disease, 22 from Tuberculosis at the 5—15 period, compared with 1 in 1925. The deaths recorded ^include no less than 11 from Diphtheria, which was very fatal during the year, 16 from Influenza as to 30 in 1924, 18 from respiratory Tuberculosis compared with 30 in 1924, 49 from Cancer as to 46, 33 from respira¬ tory diseases as to 28, 5 from Enteritis as to nil, 8 from Nephritis, 17 from violence, and 4 from suicide. The average number of deaths for last 5 years from Diphtheria was 1.6, from Tuberculosis of Lungs 24, from Cancer 42, and Pneumonia 8. The death rate from Diphtheria has been negligible for years and will probably become so again when the present epidemic conditions are over. The death rate from Tuberculosis, after rising dur¬ ing the war, is again descending steadily and the present rate is the lowest for 6 years at least. During 5 years 55 cases of Pneumonia were notified and 39 deaths occurred, showing that most of the cases are not notified at all. The female deaths exceeded the male deaths by 26, or about 15 per cent., but 3