Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health [to] the Corporation of the City of Capetown.

  • Cape Town (South Africa). City Health Department.
Date:
[1974]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health [to] the Corporation of the City of Capetown. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HEALTH INDICATORS Percentage of deaths, Age 55 Years and over. WHITES COLOURED BANTU 20 Males 1965-1974 Females Persons Males 1965-1974 Females Persons n ill _ill J-Jl « « » • _i_i_<_i i * i.i .1 r _i_itti.A i-i a. Males 1965-1974 Females Persons Increases among the White, Coloured and Bantu groupsamounted to l,0°/o, 2,6°/o and 22,8°/o respectively. The low percentage of deaths still occurring in the non-White groups should be noted.