[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Belfast County Borough.

  • Belfast (Northern Ireland). County Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Belfast County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Number of deaths, death rates and percentages of total deaths by age groups TABLE 2 Age Group (Years) Deaths Rate per 1,000 of population of age group (based on 1961 Census figures) Percentage of total deaths Male Female Total 1965 Under Year 137 95 232 27.7 4.9 1—4 20 17 37 1.2 0.8 5—14 15 6 21 0.3 0.4 15—24 22 10 32 0.5 0.7 25—44 93 75 168 1.7 3.5 45—64 785 442 1,227 12.3 25.9 65—74 711 555 1,266 44.9 26.7 75 and over 676 1,085 1,761 127.5 37.1 Principal causes of death in order of importance TABLE 3 1. Heart Disease (B26-27) 1,495 2. Cancer 810 3. Vascular lesions affecting the central nervous system 615 4. Bronchitis 355 5. Pneumonia 274 6. Hypertension 244 7. Violent and accidental deaths 184 8. Associated with prematurity 85 9. Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease 76 10. Congenital malformations 59 Comparative Statistics for Counties and County Boroughs, 1965 TABLE 4 Area Rate per 1,000 population Rate per 1,000 births Still-birth rate per 1,000 total births Accidental deaths Marriage Birth Death .Death rate from tuber- culosis Infant Mortality (1,000 live) Maternal mortality (1,000 total) Northern Ireland 7.1 23.1 10.6 0.05 25 0.32 19 521 Belfast C. B. 8.7 20.8 11.7 0.07 27 0.23 17 155 Londonderry C. B. 7.8 29.9 10.1 0.04 23 0 26 16 Co. Antrim 7.0 25.0 9.5 0.04 25 0.26 18 103 Co. Armagh 6.7 25.0 10.5 0.05 23 0.64 20 43 Co. Down 6.3 20.6 10.7 0.06 23 0.51 22 112 Co. Fermanagh 5.4 20.6 10.7 0.02 21 0.93 19 20 Co. Londonderry 5.9 26.2 9.3 0.03 24 0.32 17 31 Co. Tyrone 6.5 24.4 10.5 0.02 28 0 18 41