Report of the Chief Medical Officer / Barbados.

  • Barbados. Department of Medical Services.
Date:
[1947]
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Credit: Report of the Chief Medical Officer / Barbados. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    25 APPENDIX VI.—Cantmued CAUSES OF DEATHS, ARRANGED IN AGE GROUPS, REGISTERED IN BARBADOS DURING THE YEAR 1946. Ref. No. a) 7 , -r- . Causes op Death (2) I Under one year ] CQ U a o» co o -4-> u ci o> P'S T—1 i1 3 years to 5 years < - —.— -■— ( ( 5 years to 10 years \ i 10 years to 20 yeurs \ ! i 1 20 years &c. j l 30 years &c. 1 6 w S-i o> >. o tH i • i 50 years &c. ( i • o W 2 o3 P's O o I 70 years &c. 80 years &c. 90 years and over Not stated Total III. RHEUMATISM, DISEASES OF NUTRI¬ TION AND OF THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS, OTHER GENERAL DISEASES AND VITAMIN-DEFICIENCY DISEASES Rheumatic fever GVn’nrnr* vTiAn mat,ism onH crmit ... M F M F M ] F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F i M F M F M F Total 25 26 27 28 29 30 • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 ... 1 • • • 2 • • • • • • 1 2 • • • 1 #5 • • • 1 • . . • • • • • • 3 • • * 3 5 6 5 mollitntt ... 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 r 1 5 4 5 • • • • • • 10 19 29 -a/ A Cl U v lOkJ 11JL v/ UllUO ••• ••• Dispaspc! of flip th vroid and Darathvroid erlands 1 • • • • • • 1 1 Other general diseases Vitamin-deficiency diseases 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 ! 09 8 6 14 3 5 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 5 2 1 3 4 • • . 8 • • * 1 1 •» • 15 31 46 Total Group III. 7 10 3 4 • • • * • . 1 3 2 ... 1 4 3 5 6 4 7 4 12 5 17 • • • 1 1 1 36 65 101 31 32 IV. DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD- FORMING ORGANS 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 8 10 ICl IIIOiUUIj ClLlU. Utllvl Clll 1 111 d O * • • Leukaemias, aleukgemias and other diseases of the 1 1 1 1 2 oiooi anu uioou-ioi ninig oi^cuis ••• ••• Total Grovm TV ••• 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3' 9 12 x O LCv l ^ VJ L V/ tip/ JL ▼ • • • • 33 o 4 V. CHRONIC POISONING AND INTOXICATION 1 1 1 3 3 vylll OlllC Ol aClllu ciiOOllUllbill 1 . . . i 1 64 ? uuier cnrouic poisonings ••• ••• _ Total, Group V. ... • • • • • • • . . • • • 1 1 ... ... • • • 1 • • ‘ • • • i|- • • • • • • • • « • • • 3 1 4 35 36 VI. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SENSE ORGANS Non-meningococcal meningitis diseases of the medulla and spinal cord other than 1 • • • ... 1 • • • 1 1 1 1 ... 1 1 • • • 1 1 • • • ... 1 i • • * 4 1 6 10 1 37 locomotor ataxia Intra-cranial lesions of the vascular origin • • • ... • • • • - • 1 ... 5 6 10 15 17 36 25 42 25 44 23 3 5 94 1 171 265 1 6 14 38 Mental disorders and deficiency 2 3 1 ! * * * 6 • • • 39 40 41 Epilepsy ••• ••• Other diseases of the nervous system ... 2 5 • • • 1 • • • 2 ... 1 • • • • • * 1 1 • • • 1 ... • • * ... 9 /w • r • 12 Diseases of the eye, ear ana tneir annexa • • • • • • Total, Group VI. s