[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Pudsey Borough.

  • Pudsey (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1896
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Credit: [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Pudsey Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vital Statistics.—Calculated on the numerated Population for 1896—13,995. The Births registered during the year numbered 412 (males 230, females 182), giving a Birth-rate of 29.4 per IOOO. The Deaths for the year numbered 259 (males 138, females 121), giving a Death-rate of 18.5 per 1000. The Deaths of Infants under one year of age numbered 60, and, calculated on the number of children whose births were registered during the year, give an Infantile Death- rate of 145. The Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, namely, small-pox, measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria and membranous croup, whooping cough, “ fever” (typhus, simple, continued and enteric) and diarrhoea, numbered 32, giving a Zymotic Death-rate of 2.2 per 1000. There were 45 deaths from bronchitis, pneumonia and pleurisy, giving a Respiratory Death-rate of 3.2 per 1000. There were 22 deaths from Phthisis, giving a Phthisis Death-rate of 1.5 per 1000. Deaths registered as due to old age—15.. Deaths above 80 years of age—11 (the oldest being 88). Deaths from injury—4. Suicides—2 (1 poison, 1 drowning). Inquests held—14. Uncertificated deaths registered—o. Illegitimate births registered—9. Still-born children buried in the Cemetery—24. The Death and Birth Returns are obtained from the Registrar every week with unfailing regularity. England and Wales.—1896, Birth-rate 29.7; Death- rate 17.1 (Urban 18, Rural 15.3.) Infants, per 1000 births, 148. Zymotic 2.18.