[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract Borough.

  • Pontefract (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1963
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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Death Rates. Crude Death rate per 1000 population Adjusted Death Rate per 1,000 population All Infants per 1,000 live births : - Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births :- Maternal deaths per 1,000 live and stillbirths :- Tne Principal causes of death are set out in the following 10.7 (9.8) 12.7 (12.2) 18.2 (13.0) 14.4 (U.8) 96.8 (34.5) Nil. Nil. Table. Cause of Death 1 Male. , Female ! Total Tuberculosis, respiratory. t-—- • 1 -—— —l 1 Syphilitic Disease. X malignant Neoplasm, stomach. 3 9 J 12 malignant Neoplasm, lung, bronchus. 11 ii Malignant Neoplasm, breast. A L Other Malignant and lymphatic Neoplasms. 10 4 14 Leukaemia, aleukaemia. 1 2 •5 Diabetes. 1 J I Vascular lesions of nervous system. 21 27 48 Coronary Disease, angina. 28. 19 47 Hypertension with heart disease. 3 3 6 Other heart disease. 16 10 26 Other circulatory disease. 2 2 L Influenza. 1 1 O Fneumonia. 29 15 44 Bronchitis. 25 6 31 Other diseases of respiratory system. 1 1 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum. 1 1 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea. 2 1 3 Nephritis and nephresi's. 1 1 2 Congenital malformations. 1 1 Other defined and ill—defined diseases. 8 12 20 Motor vehicle accidents. 1 1 2 All other accidents. 3 7 10 Suicide. 2 2 Totals : 1 171 128 299