[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following rates ate calculated from these figures and are corrected and compared with corresponding figures for England and Wales for 1955. Comparative Statistical Rates for 1955. England Canterbury and Wales Crude Live Births per 1,900 Population ... Corrected Comparability Factor (1.02) Stillbirths per 1,000 Population ... Calculated per 1,000 Five and Stillbirths Crude Deatli Roll (all causes) i>er 1,000 Population Corrected by Comparability P'actor (0.90) Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Live Births) The ])eri-natal mortality rate is 80 i)er 1,000 live and still- births. Tliese statistical rates remain satisfactory and the birth rate is well maintained 14.09 14.98 15.0 0.20 10.09 28.1 9.9:; 8.9:; 11.7 24.19 24.9 table I No. Causes of Death 1955 ' M. F. Total 1 Tuberculosis of Respiratory Svstein 4 4 , 2 Tuberculosis, Other Forms — — j 3 Syphilitic Diseases — — — 4-9 Other infective and parasitic diseases 1 1 2 10 Malignant Neoplasm, stomach ... 2 2 4 11 Malignant Neoplasm, lung and bronchus... ,3 1 4 12 Malignant Neoplasm, breast — 8 8 l.'l Malignant Neoplasm, uterus — 1 1 14 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms 16 15 31 15 Leukaemia and Aleukaemia 1 1 2 16 Diabetes 3 3 17 Vascular Lesions of Nervous System 12 29 41 18 Coronary Disease, Angina Pectoris 30 18 48 19 Hypertension with Heart Disease 6 5 11 20-21 Other Heart and Circulatory Diseases 25 30 55 22 Influenza 1 1 2 i 23 Pneumonia 1 8 9 : 24 Bronchitis 7 7 25 Other Diseases of Respiratory System 3 1 4 26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 1 1 2 27 Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea 1 1 28 Nephritis and Nephrosis 4 6 10 ' 29 Hyperplasia of Prostate . 3 3 30 Pregnancy, Childbirth and .Abortion — 1 1 i 31 Congenital Malformation 1 1 32 Other defined and ill defined diseases 17 21 38 33 Motor Vehicle accidents 1 I 34 All other accidents 4 4 i 35 -36 Suicide, Homicide and War 1 1 ; TOTAL ... 141 157 298 j