[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochford R.D.C.
- Rochford (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1955
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochford R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![This group accounted for 41 per cent of the total deaths, again the highest proportion so far recorded in any year. Coronary disease was the most frequent individual cause in this group. Ages at Death The various ages at which the 248 deaths occurred were as follows :— Age at Death Male Female Total Under 1 year 2 2 4 ] and under 5 — 1 1 5 and under 15 1 3 4 15 and under 25 i 1 2 25 and under 45 4 2 6 45 and under 65 25 17 42 05 and under 75 39 22 61 75 and upwards 60 68 128 Totals 132 116 248 The deaths of persons aged 65 and upwards accounted for 75.2 per cent of all deaths, while the deaths in the age group 75 and upwards accounted for 51.6 per cent of the total, the highest proportion in this group so far recorded. Births The total of 317 births to residents of the District during 1955 was an increase of 50 on the previous year, and was comprised as follows :—- Males Females Total. 165 152 Legitimate ... ... 164 150 Illegitimate ... ... 1 2 The illegitimate births were three less than in the previous year. There were seven still births, three males and four females. None of these still births was illegitimate. Deaths of Infants Under One Year There were four deaths of infants under one year old, two male and two female, all of whom were legitimate. All of these infant deaths occurred in the first week of life—three in the first twenty-four hours. All had congenital defects or malformations.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b3003971x_0008.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
