[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.
- Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
- Date:
- 1943
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Deaths. During the year there were 9 deaths; a similar number occurred in 1942. This represents a death rate of -08 per thousand of the population. In addition one case died of other causes. Of these 9 deaths 6 occurred in our own hospitals, one in an outside institution and 2 at home, the localisation of the disease being:_ Meninges 5. Abdomen 1. Kidney 3. The following is a summary of the new cases and deaths during the year :— New Cases Deaths iszaunnn Non- Non- Age Periods Pulmonary Pulmonary Pulmonary Pulmonary Male Fem. Male Fem. Male Fem. Male Fem. 0 to 1 1 1 1 to 5 • • • 1 1 2 5 to 10 . ... 1 5 1 10 to 15 . ... 1 6 3 ] 15 to 20 . 5 4 3 2 4 ... 1 20 to 25 . 8 8 1 8 6 6 3 25 to 35 10 10 1 8 7 2 35 to 45 13 5 2 4 9 3 1 2 45 to 55 14 4 1 6 2 55 to 65 20 3 1 12 2 65 and upwards 5 1 ... 1 9 1 TOTALS . 75 38 ! to | o j 31 42 20 2 7 1943 ... 103 51 62 9 1942 ... 103 54 52 9 1941 ... 108 31 62 9 The following list gives a summary of the principal occupations of new cases and deaths: — > New Cases. Deaths. Pulmonary Non- Pulmonary Non- Pulmonary Pulmonary Cotton Operatives ... ‘ 19 7 7 1 Household duties 16 8 13 1 Iron Workers 5 1 2 School Children 1 17 _ 1 Under school age 1 3 . 1 Labourers 14 _ 8 No Occupation 8 ? 3 _ Transport Workers ... 7 — 1 _ Clerks 3 2 1 Textile Machinery Workers, Fitters, Machinists ... 9 4 9 9 Shop Assistants 7 1 1 Other Occupations ... 23 6 17 2 62 9](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29937164_0045.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
