[Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C.

  • Cannock (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1898
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Credit: [Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Twenty-one deaths occurred in the Cannock wai-d, 80 pne^on^'.and in the Hednesford wai'd, 80 in tlie Chadsmoor ward, and Plenrisy. 8 in the Workhouse—total, 89—with a ratio of 4 04 per 1000, and of Avhich 48 were under o yeai-s; against 00 for the whole district in the preceding year, with a death rate of 8. The propox’tionate death rate per 1000 fi'oni these diseases in each ward, calculated upon their ap])roxiniately estimated populations, is I'espectively as follows : Cannock Wai-d ... ... ... 2'9 Hednesfoi-d Ward ... ... ... 3’9 Chadsmoor Waixi ... ... ... 4'1 The following table shows the mortality from these diseases for the past 10 yeai-s : 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 Under 5 47 37 83 39 33 55 45 62 22 43 Over 5 33 37 63 48 46 38 39 27 44 46 80 74 146 87 79 93 84 89 66 89 Four deaths occurred in the Cannock wai-d, four in Heart DiseaBc. the Hednesford ward, two in the Chadsmoor wai'd, and four in the Workhouse—total, 14—with a ratio of '68 per 1000, and all over 5 years ; against 17 i-ecorded for the preceding year, with a death i-ate of 'll. One death occui-red in the Cannock wax'd, fnur in the injuries. Hednesfoi'd ward, and two in the Chadsmoor waxxl —total, 7—w'ith a x-atio of ‘31 per 1000, of which 4 occuxTed over 5 yeai-s ; against 15 recox’ded for the pi-eceding year, with a ratio of '68. Of the above-named seven injuries, four wex-e fi-om colliery accidents. Besides the inquests held on these injuries, inquests wex’e held on the following; (1) Jan. 27th, James Jones, aged 66 years, The AVorkhouse —died from syncope ; (2) Feb. 2nd, infant child of James Ingi*am, Bi'idgtown—died fxtxm haemorrhage into the bowels ; (3) April 10th, AV'm. A. Boothby, aged 23 yeax-s, Broomhill—died from .syncope; (4) Sept. 21st, infant child of Bcu tha Ann Danks, Heath Hayes—x’exiiains found in a tin Ixxx ;