[Report 1891] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds Borough.

  • Leeds (England). City Council.
Date:
1891
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Credit: [Report 1891] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    When we turn to bronchitis, pneumonia, and pleurisy, the effect of the influenza epidemic is more marked, although somewhat less so than in the year 1890. In the 52 weeks of 1891, there were 1,932 deaths from this group, equivalent to a death rate of 5*25 per 1,000 per annum. This death rate was 0'08 below that of 1890, and 1*32 above that for the quinquennium. From other diseases of the air passages, including laryngitis, asthma, emphysema empyema, pulmonary congestion, and others not belonging to either of the groups just mentioned, but excluding croup, the rate wa§ 0#33 in 1891 against 0*30 in 1890, and 0‘27 in the preceding five years. Taking the whole of these groups of lung affections together, the Table 2. Shewing the Death Rates in the Nine Largest Towns of the United Kingdom, for the 52 weeks of 1891, and each of the 13 week periods. ] First quarter of 1891. Second quarter of 1891. — Third quarter of 1891. Fourth quarter of 1891. 52 Weeks. London 24-0 25*3 17-4 20-5 21*4 Edinburgh 22*9 22*7 16-1 25*5 21-6 Birmingham - 24*4 30-5 16-8 19*5 22*2 Leeds H'3 28-4. i8'6 20'4 22'<4 Sheffield 23T 35-4 18-7 19-8 23-9 Glasgow 28-3 24-2 19T 27-0 25-3 Manchester 28*4 33-7 19-9 24*2 26-5 Dublin 30-8 1 : 23-9 21-6 29-8 26*5 Liverpool 27*5 38-2 22-4 26-2 27*0