Report of the Provincial Board of Health / Province of British Columbia.

  • British Columbia. Provincial Board of Health
Date:
[1925]
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    Classified Deaths (Indian Returns excluded). The following is a list of classified deaths which have occurred in British Columbia for the years 1921 to 1925 :— Diseases. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1. General diseases. 1,107 1,222 1,221 1,347 1,257 2. Diseases of nervous system and organs of special sense . 447 424 512 483 463 3. Diseases of the circulatory system. . 656 667 710 713 794 4. Diseases of the respiratory system. 487 625 477 371 395 5. Diseases of the digestive system. 269 306 286 317 319 6. Non-venereal diseases of the genito-urinary system and annexa. 223 249 254 255 241 7. The puerperal state. 61 57 61 60 46 8. Diseases of the skin and cellular tissue. 17 20 17 21 15 9. Diseases of the bones and organs of locomotion. 14 7 12 5 6 10. Malformations. 25 29 55 45 55 11. Diseases of early infancy. 311 302 298 231 232 12. Old age. . • 84 74 96 69 98 13. Affections produced by external causes. 476 496 580 576 561 14. Ill-defined, including executions.. 37 26 23 39 48 15. Still-born. 275 244 304 291 282 Totals. . 4,489 4,748 4,906 4,823 4,812 For purposes of comparison the classified deaths for the year 1925 have been segregated and assigned to the several divisions. “ Tuberculosis,” “ cancer,” and “ influenza ” are included under “ General diseases.” These three items number 935, or 20.6 per cent, of all deaths. Allotment of all Causes of Death to each Mining Division for Year 1925. Mining Division. General Diseases. Nervous System. >> s- O +2 . J2 S t- 5? Qcc Respiratory System. Digestive System. Non-venereal, Genito-urinary System. Puerperal State. Skin and Cellular Tissue. Bones and Organs of Locomotion. Malformations. V G <+-i G 1—i >> ci w Old Age. External Causes. Ill-defined, including Executions. Still-born. Total. 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 13 1 2 2 1 2 i 3 12 Kamloops.. . 67 9 22 5 16 7 1 1 3 6 2 23 2 14 178 lVFprrit.t, . 6 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 27 Ppnt.iot.rm 7 3 11 7 3 3 1 2 7 2 46 2 1 2 1 2 7 4 19 Vernon . 37 14 18 9 13 6 2 1 9 1 12 1 5 128 5 1 3 3 1 2 15 Totals. 126 36 65 29 35 22 4 1 5 21 6 55 4 29 438 Franbrnok. 21 4 9 13 6 5 2 4 13 1 3 81 Fpbth'p . 10 2 8 4 8 1 2 3 8 3 49 (4nlHpn 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 4 2 20 Kaslo 2 2 ] 9 1 i 4 13 Naknsr».. 4 2 5 3 1 6 i 22 Nplson . 23 9 21 10 1 6 2 7 3 12 2 3 99 2 3 1 1 1 1 9 Revelstoke . 6 4 3 5 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 4 35 P.nsslanH . 3 2 6 1 3 1 4 2 1 23 1 2 3 Trail . . 6 3 4 3 2 1 6 2 4 1 6 37 1 1 2 1 i 5 9 Totals. 82 33 61 42 22 22 5 1 1 2 30 7 64 7 22 401 2 1 4 2 1 1 1 12 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 8 2 1 • 4 5 1 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 1 i 6 5 3 2 2 1 4 17 Snnt.h Port-, GJpori^P 3 2 i 1 2 5 2 2 4 14 2 3 41 1 1 1 3 6 Totals. 17 9 9 5 6 6