[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Berkshire County Council.

  • Berkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Berkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOUS DISEASES OTHER THAN PULMONARY. Average for 10 years, 1926. 1916-1925. Number of Deaths. Rate. Number of Deaths. Rate.* URBAN DISTRICTS. 1 Abingdon Borough 2*3 •33 • • 2 Maidenhead Borough 2-4 •14 6 •35 3 Newbury Borough 21 •17 2 •15 4 New Windsor Borough 3-8 •24 5 •26 5 Wallingford Borough •9 •34 • « • . 6 Wantage •7 •18 2 •50 7 Wokingham Borough 11 •25 2 •47 RURAL DISTRICTS. 1 Abingdon . . . . 2-0 •20 1 •08 2 Bradfield 2-8 •20 1 •07 3 Cookham 1-7 •13 1 •07 4 E asth amp ste ad 2-4 •14 1 •05 5 Faringdon (Berks). . 1-9 •19 1 •10 6 Hungerford 1-4 •17 2 •22 7 Newbury 1-2 •11 4 •37 8 Wallingford •7 •09 1 •11 9 Wantage 2-7 •23 3 •24 10 Windsor 2-6 •22 1 •10 11 Wokingham 3-4 •20 1 •04 Urban Districts 13-3 •21 17 •25 Rural Districts 22-8 •17 17 •12 Coimty 36-1 •19 34 •16 * Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population. INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT. Berks do Bucks Joint Sanatorium at Peppard Common. The accom- modation available for Berkshire patients is 31 beds for men, 19 beds for women and 40 beds for children. Medical Officer in charge ... Dr. Esther Carhng. Assistant Medical Officer ... Dr. W. Tozer. Superintendent ... ... ... Mr. H. Carling. During the year 85 adults were admitted and 83 discharged, viz. :—15 disease quiescent, 46 improved, 15 no material improvement, and 7 died in the Sanatorium.