[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Hawarden R.D.C.

  • Hawarden (Wales). Rural District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Hawarden R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GAIIG3F. DI]AITi3. Btomach Lungs and Bronchus Buoast Utorus other sites Ages at LoathV over 7o 6o - 69 5C ~ 99 40 ~ 49 30 - 39 under j>o B.laloo Female* 1. 5. 5* 1. •-7 f « (♦ i2i ^0 25* 8. 8; 4» 5. 3» 7* 1, 3' 2. 1. 1, pane or of Lungs and Bronchus Ages at Beati* over 7c 6o “ 69 5c -- 59 6. 5 ‘ 1. 1. 2? (oldest /5 and youngest 58) 2. For Informatioi and. sfce of disease 1. Goal i-icwor (rc 2, Goal Hei7or 3, joiner 4. Boiler s’^^oher 5* Farmer 6. Houscv;ifo . attached is a list in these 6 cases. tirod) Aged 7c y 60 60 58 !' 58 75 f the occupa,tions, xs Bronchus. Bronohus. Bronchus^ Lung. Lung. Bro nchus. ago s Cancer acaciis in 1953 snov/ a decreaso of 21 from the number of deaths from this disease in 1952. Deaths from cancer of the lung or bronchus sho>7od an increase from 4 in 1952 to 6 in 1953/ 5 woro men over the ago of 58 and 1 n woman of 7b» Deaths from cancer of the stomach decrc;asod from 22^ in 195^ to lo in 195p/ ejnd uoatihs .trom Cfincor of a3-l other sites showed a docrea.so* fho disease was si^read widely over the area and in no way could cancer bo siiid to be more prevalent i.n one part of the district than another. DFAFHS FROM TbBFRGULOSIS. During the yoai there v/erc 5 deaths horn tuberculosis - 4 from pulmonary tubwrculosis and 1 from other forms of tuberculosis. aH deaths occurred in adults - 2 males and 3 fom.alos. Uho death rate from tuberculosis was C-I4 per lOOO of the population in 1953; us compared with a rate of o*2o for.Fngland and Wales.^ in 1952 there were 7 deaths from tuberculosis in the District \i/ith.a rate of 0*19 per .1000 of the population. Ages at death. Site of Infection, Mai e s, Over 7o years Lungs. 1. II II n miliary. 60 ~ 69 II Lungs T , , 5o “ 59 II Lungs. 1. 30 ~ 39 II Lungs. The 1 old.ost Was 87 and the youngest 38 yoairs* Females. 1. 1, 1. 2 Of the 5 prsons v/ho died, from tuberculosis died in hospital and 3 clied at homo. during the year