[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentford U.D.C.
- Brentford (London, England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1909
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Brentford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CORRECTED DEATH RATE. The County Medical Officer has again supplied me with the names and diseases of the inhabitants of Brentford who have died during the year outside the town. As the addresses are sometimes not given it is impossible to tell from which district they came. The total number is 70 who died in the various institutions given below as against 67 in 1908. These when added to the 175 residents who died in the town gives a total of 245 which is I believe a correct account of the number of deaths which Brentford suffered during the year and gives a total death rate of 14.9 per thousand. The first correct return was made in 1905 when it was 17.6, in 1906 it was 17, in 1907 it was 19.2, in 1908 14.9. It will then be seen that both the birth rate and the death rate for 1908 and 1909 are exactly the same. Brentford Workhouse Infirmary ... ... ... ... 50 Middlesex County Asylum ... ... ... ... ... 5 Great Ormond Street Hospital ... ... ... ... 3 Richmond Hospital ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 West London Hospital ... ... ... ... ... 4 University Hospital ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 St. Bartholomew’s Hospital ... ... ... ... ... 1 Marylebone Infirmary... ... ... ... ... ... 1 London Docks and Grand Junction Canal ... ... ... 2 In Battersea ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 6 of these deaths were due to senile decay, 14 to tubercular disease, 14 to diseases of respiratory organs, 5 to heart disease and 5 to cancer. INQUESTS, 25 inquests have been held, being 6 more than last year. Death resulted from heart disease in 6 cases, suffocation 5, drowning 3, falls 3, Syncope 2, aneurysm 2, burns 1, debility 1, apoplexy 1 and convulsions 1. The following epitomises the ages at which death occurred. 77 deaths under 5 years. 104 deaths over 5 years. 5 of these deaths occurred in persons over 80 and one was over 90 years old. The next table shows the distribution of mortality of the three districts of the town during the last 10 years. Deaths under 1 year from 1 to under 5 years ... 29 j J? 5 5? 15 7 5 9 15 »> 25 — 5. 9? 5} 25 » 65 . 49 99 over 65 years 43]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29582933_0004.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
