[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1920
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![1911 1912 19ia 1914 1915 1910 1917 1918 1919 1920 10.0 per 1,000 14.7 14.9 15.0 15.0 14.2 13.3 17.0 13.7 13.3 InOiieiiza ami its complications were tlie main contributing factors in the high death-rate of 1918. Seasonal deaths.—The following gives the deaths for each quarter of the years 1919 and 1920:— No. of deaths 1919 1920 First quarter ... 83G 631 Second quarter 4‘26 478 Third quarter 334 401 Fourth (juarter 471 524 Totals 2067 2034 Sex-distribution of deaths.—Of the total deaths 1,092 were males and 942 females, a proportion of 1,159: 1,000. Coroners’ inquests—Coroners’ inquests were held regarding 144 deaths—that is, in 7 per cent, of the total deaths during the year. There were no deaths due to overlaying during the year. Uncertified deaths.—Not the death causes which are classified represent diseases or symptoms observed and certified by medical men in attendance during the last ilbiess, or verdicts following official investigation. A significant proportion of the death causes are entered in the register on the doubtful testimony of deceased persons’ relatives, or friends, or fellow-lodgers. The registrars have, therefore, been required to mark in the returns furnished every death not certified by a registered practitioner or made the subject of a coroner’s inquest. In 1920, out of the 2,034 deaths registered, 11 were marked “ not certified, that is, 0.54 ])er cent. The causes of the 11 deaths were entered in accordance with the statements of persons giving information , - i - '' o o to the registrars, viz.:— rremature birth 4 Senile decay 2 Heart failure 2 Pneumonia 1 Bronchitis 1 Glycosuria 1](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2892714x_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
