[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C.

  • West Lancashire (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lancashire R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deaths The total number of deaths registered during 1967 was 576, a de¬ crease of 84 over the previous year. The crude death rate was 8.6 per 1,000 population. The adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.30) was 11.2 per 1,000 population, compared with 11.8 in 1966. The death rate for England and Wales was 11.2. Maternal Mortality Owing to the fact that there were no deaths connected with child¬ birth, the Maternal Mortality rate per 1,000 births (live and still) was Nil. Infant Mortality There were 18 deaths of infants under one year of age giving an infant mortality rate of 15.6 per 1,000 live births, a decrease on the number of deaths for 1966 which was 22. The rate for England and Wales was 18.3. Causes of Death in the West Lancashire Rural District 1967 Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System Male Female 1 — Other forms of Tuberculosis . — — Syphilitic Diseases . — 1 Diphtheria . _ — — Whooping Cough . _ — — Meningococcal Infections . _ — — Acute Poliomyelitis . _ — — Measles . _ — — Other infective and parasitic diseases _ — — Malignant neoplasm— Stomach . 5 4 Lung, bronchus . 15 4 Breast. _ — 13 Uterus. _ — 5 Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms .... 26 33 Leukaemia, aleukaemia . 3 — Diabetes . 4 1 Vascular lesions of nervous system . 49 60 Heart Diseases . .... 109 86 Influenza. ‘ . 1 3 Pneumonia . 7 15 Bronchitis . 14 7 Other diseases of respiratory system . 5 2 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum . 4 2 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea . .. . — 3 Nephritis and nephrosis . 3 1 Hyperplasia of prostate . _ — — Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion . _ — — Congenital malformations . 5 4 Other defined and ill-defined diseases. 26 26 Motor vehicle accidents . 7 2 All other accidents . 5 11 Suicide 3 1 Homicide and operations of war . _ — — 292 284