[Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Grays Thurrock U.D.C.
- Grays Thurrock (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1933
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Grays Thurrock U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Male Female Total Deaths .... .... 107 70 177 Death Rate per 1000 of estimated resident population 9'4 -rx . i f -r» i Rate per 1.000 total Deaths from Puerperal causes— Deaths (iive a£d stil]) Births From Sepsis .... .... — — From other causes .... — — Death Rate of Infants under 1 Year of Age :— All Infants per 1,000 live births .... 20*9 Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births 2 P3 Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Nil Deaths from Measles (all ages) .... ... Nil „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) ... Nil „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years) .... 1 The principal causes of death were as follows : — 1933 1934 Cancer and Malignant Disease ... 30 36 Heart Disease .... .... 26 34 Senility .... ... .... 15 10 Tuberculosis (all forms) .... 14 15 Pneumonia (all forms) .... 9 14 These six headings accounted for 94 deaths, or 53Y% of the total. The most disturbing feature is, of course, the Cancer death rate, which shows only a very small reduction. This matter is dealt with more fully under the appropriate heading later in this Report.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29265484_0008.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
