[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1956
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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Idcntificiitioii of puliiioiiciry tubciculosis in tlic middle aged man is an important preventive necessity. Cancer of lung, bronchus and larynx is a subject in which the smoke of battle shrouds the held, but which needs to be prevented. Stress diseases mav be seen as an industrial hazaid of this social grade. If the analy.sis is continued to its ultimate assessment of death rates, disregarding social grades over age 65, we hnd the following results : — All classes death rate per 100 per annum 1955 and 1956. Ages Males Females 65-69 8.8 2.5 70-74 5.6 3.3 75-79 8.0 5.4 HO-84 16.0 14.0 85 + 28.0 22.0 Infant Deaths. There were 11 Infant Deaths of which 6 occurred in the hrst week of life. Seven were males, 4 females. TABLE II Causes of Infant Deaths. Un 24 h ier ours 24 h to 1 \ ours veek 1 week to 1 month 1 month to 1 year Total M F M F M F M F M F Prematurity including Atelectasis 1 - 1 - - - - - 2 — Blood disease of New- born 1 — — 1 1 Congenial Defect - 1 - 1 - 1 — 3 _ Cerebral Anoxia - - _ 1 1 1 Misadventure — — 1 1 - Birth Damage ... - I - — _ _ - 1 Respiratory Infection ... 1 1 1 I 1 Total 2 2 2 1 1 ! i 2 ! 1 I i 7 4