[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Chichester City.

  • Chichester (England). City Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Chichester City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VITAL STATISTICS (continued) Table 3 Deaths CHICHESTER CITY WEST SUSSEX ENGLAND & WALES Death Rate per 1,000 population Total deaths (after adjust- ment for transfers) Death Rates per 1,000 population Death Rate per 1,000 population Year Total Sex Corr. Rural Dists. Urban Dists. M F 1960 302 140 162 15.9 10.3 13.8 14.6 11.5 1961 334 146 188 17.1 10.5 14.0 14.9 12.0 The natural decrease in population, i.e. the excess of deaths over births was 60. The chief causes of death in order of frequency, were:- 1960 1961 (i) Diseases of the heart and circulatory system 122 (44%) 132 (39.5%) (ii) Respiratory diseases (excluding tuberculosis) 39 (13%) 55 (16.5%) (iii) Neoplasms (cancer) 42 (14%) 56 (16.8%) (iv) Vascular lesions of nervous system 46 (15%) 44 (13.2%) Of the total deaths, 263 (or 78.7%) occurred in persons aged 65 years or over, and, of these 170 (or 50.9%) were of persons aged 75 years or over. A table at the end of this Section shows the age, sex distribution and causes of death during 1961. Table 4 Maternal Deaths Chichester C. Maternal Mortality per 1,000 live births Year Total Deaths Chichester City West Sussex England & Wales Rural Districts Urban Districts 1960 Nil - - 0.17 0.39 1961 Nil - 0.4 - 0.33 Table 5 Infant Mortality (Deaths of Infants under 1 year) Infant Deaths: Chichester City Rates per 1,000 live births Year Total Sex Illegitimate Chichester City West Sussex England & Wales M F RDs. UDs. 1960 8 3 5 - 31.1 18.5 21.2 21.9 1961 4 3 1 - 14.6 16.9 18.6 21.4