The geographical distribution of heart disease and dropsy, cancer in females & phthisis in females, in England and Wales.

  • Haviland, Alfred, -1903
Date:
1875
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Credit: The geographical distribution of heart disease and dropsy, cancer in females & phthisis in females, in England and Wales. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    to north-west by the river Soar, and is therefore not in the axis of the winds from the German Ocean; Blaby, however, where the Soar takes its rise, is more or less elevated, and its aspect is generally towards the north-east. The three most exposed districts, Spilsby, Spalding, and Holbeach, Lowest Mortality, pave ppg iowest mortality. All the principal towns have com- paratively a low death-rate from Heart Disease. This division forms one of the boundaries of the great eastern sea-inlets, namely* the Wash, Inlet H°umberSl1 and an(l the mouth of the Humber; and the riparial districts along each have a low mortality. The districts having a low death- rate in this division are continuous with those in the last; and, coincident with this fact also, an extensive level area, which offers little or no obstruction to the full force of the sea-winds. We have found coexisting with the broad flat country of the coastal counties of the South Midland Division, a low rate of mortality; and that coextensive with this level character in Lincolnshire, a mortality considerably below the average obtains: we shall now follow this low tract, and coincident low mortality into the vale of York, of the next division. Buxton is in the elevated part of the district of Chapel- Buxton and Matlock. en_]e_jirp.]^ anc[ Matlock in the well sheltered district of Bake well, which is protected from the sea-winds by the East Moor. Recapitulation. 1°. The mean mortality of this division is low; the low mortality of Lincolnshire and the other adjoining counties dominates the Recapitulation. . ^ , excessive mortality of Derbyshire. 2°. Among the counties the one having the highest mortality is the most midland, Derbyshire 15*5, that having the lowest, the most coastal, Lincolnshire 103. 3U. The course of the river Trent through this district forms the access for the winds from the German Ocean. 4°. The Derwent and the Dove traverse a series of districts in the north- west of Derbyshire, at right angles to the prevailing winds; these districts form a group of high mortality, the most sheltered by the East Moor, Bakewell, has one of 17*7, and Chapel-en-le-Frith 17*1. 5°. This division forms one of the banks of the two great sea inlets, the Wash and the mouth of the Humber. The riparial districts have a low mortality. 6°. The districts having a low mortality, and lying on the level country of this division, are continuous with the low mortality districts of the last division, which also had a low alluvial site. 7°. Buxton and Matlock lie in the districts which have the highest mortality from Heart Disease.
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