[Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Chailey (Union) R.D.C.

  • Chailey (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1918
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Credit: [Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Chailey (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAILEY RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Year 1918, ^ Nett Births. Nett Deaths belonging to District. Year. Popula- tion. Number. Rate. Under 1 year. At all Ages. Number. Rate per 1000 Births. Number. Rate. 1913 12771 198 15.5 18 90.8 140 10.9 1914 12771 199 15.6 15 75.4 146 11.5 1915 10699 187 17.5 11 58.8 138 12.7 1916 10202 166 16.2 5 30.1 131 12.8 1917 9990 159 14.3 8 50.3 143 14.3 1918 10020 143 14.3 9 62.9 164 16.3 Infectious Diseases Notified. Measles and German Measles ... ... ... 56 Scarlet Fever ... ... ... ... ... 5 Diphtheria 5 Enteric ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Erysipelas ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 Ophthalmia ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 74 Housing and Town Planning Acts. Houses inspected under and for the purpose of Sec. 17 ... ... ... ... ... 12 Houses which on inspection were too dangerous or injurious for human inhabitation ... 1 Representations to Local Authority with view to closing order ... ... 1 Closing orders made ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Defects remedied without closing order ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 Houses which were after closing order put into fit state of repair ... ... ... ... 0 Of the 164 deaths belonghig to this District there were 39 due to infiuenza, 9 to tuberculosis, 13 to cancer, 23 to heart disease, 9 to bronchitis and 14 to pneumonia. The influenza deaths took place as follows :— Feb. Mar. April. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1 2 1 2 1 17 8 7 Total 39 *1 13 15 Total 29* There were 17 males and 22 female deaths in the 39. Distributing these among the usual age-grou]ps :— Under 1 year ... 1 Age 1 year and under 2 years 1 2 >9 5 ... 1 » 5 >> 99 15 99 • • • 7 „ 15 25 6 2 „ 25 45 14 17 „ 45 65 7 6 „ 65 years and over 2 4 39 29*
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