[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon RDC 1914].

  • Hendon (London, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1915
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon RDC 1914]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEATHS AND DEATH RATE. The number of deaths registered in the District was 120 ; last year the number being 122. There were nine deaths of non-residents registered in the District, and 28 deaths of residents which occurred outside the district. After adding the latter to the number registered in the district and deduct¬ ing the non-residents, we get a corrected number of 139, and a death rate of 8.80. Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 25 deaths, namely, Phthisis 5, Bronchitis 11, Pneumonia 9. Cancer caused 22 deaths, 20 of which were of residents in the District, the ages and sex being :— Male : 59, 72, 71, 66, 62, 67, 76 - 7. Female : 71, 86, 77, 54, 73, 40, 54, 73, 78, 70, 57, 71, 44, 46, 68 = 15. Last year there were 11 male and 7 female deaths from, this disease. INFANTILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of infants under one year is 17, giving a death rate of 50.4, again a decrease on that of the previous year, when it was 61.9. PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES. I am glad to say that there is a decided decrease in the number of deaths under this heading, as compared with that of last year. Diphtheria caused 2, Scarlet Fever 1, Whoop¬ ing Cough 2, and Influenza 1, giving a total of 6, and a death rate of 0.38. Last year the number was 14, and the rate 0.92. Principal causes of death.