[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough.

  • Burnley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    10 Causes of Death. In the table below the chief causes of death are shewn. Details of the causes and ages at death with Ward distribution are given in Table 1 of the Appendix. °/ /c Heart Disease 263 17-2 Respiratory Diseases, etc 219 14-3 Cancer 154 10-1 Influenza .• 107 7-0 Diseases of Early Infancy 95 6-2 All Forms of Tuberculosis 86 5-6 Diseases of Arteries 80 5-2 Senility 72 4-7 Cerebral Hsemorrhage ; Apoplexy 64 4-2 Diseases of Urinary Sj^stem 62 40 Violence 44 30 Measles 32 2 0 Respiratory and Heart Diseases:—As in former years these continue to be the principal causes of death. Together they make up 3T5% of the total deaths in 1927. Cancer.—There were 154 deaths from Cancer, an increase of 23 deaths compared with last year. The death rate is I’oo per thousand of the population and is the highest recorded. The rate has been more than doubled since 1881.