[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Other Defined Diseases caused 74 deaths. 12 of these were outward transfers, three of J and undei' 2, live of 2 and under d. three of 5 and under 15, one of 25 and under 45, 18 of 45 and under 65, and 35 of 65 years of age and upwards. There were three inward transfers. Diseases ill-defined or unknown caused five deaths— decrease 2, viz., two of 25 and under 45, two of 45 and under 65, and one of 65 years of age and ui)wards. Four of these were outw ard transfers, and there was one inward transfer. INFANT MORTALITY. The number of deaths under 1 year of age was 24—a decrease of 2 on 1618, of 14 on 1917, and of 26 on 1916. 'rhe nett infantile mortality, measured by the number of deaths under 1 vear of age to 1,000 births registered, was 62. T]ie rate for England and Wales in 1919 was 89 to 1,0(JU births registered. Premature birth caused 3 deaths—decrease 2. Bronchitis.—1—decrease 3. Pneumonia.—2—increase 2. Diarrhoea, Enteritis, and Gastro-Enteritis.—3—in- crease 2. Convulsions.—2—decrease 2. Marasmus.—2. Infantile Debility. —2—decrease 1. Syphilis Congenital.—1. Intestinal Ulcer.—1—increase 1. Malformation.—2—increase 1. One of these lived 10 minutes. Whooping Cough.—3—increase 3. Peritonitis.—1. Deficient Inherent Vitality.—1. Not a singde infant death from Abdominal or other 1 uberculous Diseases. Xett births in the year I Nett Deaths in the year ) under 1 year ... ( Out of the 35 illegitimate (lastro-l'jUteritis, aged 3 months. Legitimate, 387. Illegitimate, 35. Legitimate infants, 23. Illegitimate infant. 1. birts oulv one died from