[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow.

  • Glasgow (Scotland)
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    etc., numbered 552 compared with 553 for the previous year. The male deaths were 364 against 354 ; the respective figures for females were 188 and 199. The following table giving the age and sex distribution of the deaths, shows that there has been an increase in deaths of males under five years of age from 29 in 1946 to 47 in 1947. — 5 -15 Males. — 45 -p 4 s Total -5 —15 Females. — 45 + 45 Total 1944 45 66 79 204 394 22 21 33 123 199 1945 37 67 77 179 360 25 19 24 125 193 1946 29 43 81 201 354 28 10 28 133 199 1947 47 39 91 187 364 21 13 24 130 188 Age and Sex Distribution. The age and sex distribution of deaths according to causes are given in Appendix Table IX according to the Short International Classification. Mortality from the acute infectious diseases which is all at younger ages, now represents a very small proportion of the total. Whooping cough was the most fatal with 77 deaths, of which 18 were males and 28 females in the first year of life. Of the deaths from syphilis 46 were males all, with the exception of one from congenital disease, being over 35 years of age, while of the 29 females two were under one year of age and 7 between 20 and 45. There were 145 deaths from diabetes, 27 males and 118 females. The supply of insulin in the treatment of this disease was introduced in 1924, following a circular from the Department of Health authoiising the free issue to necessitous cases and the following table gives a com- parison of the deaths occurring at certain ages in respect of that year compared with the numbers occurring at the present time. This shows the considerable saving in life in the earlier productive vears of life and up to about 50 years of age. Some part of the excess deaths at older ages at the present time is probably due to the larger number of people at these ages, and probably also, to more accurate diagnosis. -25 -45 Ages. -65 +65 Total 1924 16 26 29 34 103 1947 2 5 62 76 145 * * * * * 1947—Males ... ... — 2 10 15 27 Females 2 3 52 61 118