[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.

  • Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    M. F. Total ischaemic heart disease 257 179 436 Other forms of heart disease 36 42 78 Cerebrovascular disease 111 182 293 Other diseases of circulatory system 32 39 71 Influenza 6 8 14 Pneumonia 66 64 130 Bronchitis and emphysema 87 29 116 Asthma 1 4 5 Other diseases of respiratory system 9 5 14 Peptic ulcer 7 5 12 Intestinal obstruction and hernia .. 4 8 12 Cirrhosis of liver 5 3 8 Other diseases of digestive system 10 8 18 Nephritis and nephrosis 6 1 7 Hyperplasia of prostate 6 — 6 Other diseases, genito-urinary system 7 8 15 Diseases of skin, subcutaneous tissue 1 — 1 Diseases of musculo-skeletal system 4 6 10 Congenital anomalies 9 4 13 Birth injury, difficult labour, etc 12 6 18 Other causes of perinatal mortality 7 4 11 Symptoms and ill defined conditions 3 5 8 Motor vehicle accidents 14 4 18 All other accidents 13 22 35 Suicide and self-inflicted injuries .. 3 3 6 All other external causes 3 1 4 989 904 1893 Deaths There were 1,893 deaths giving a death rate of 12.6 compared with the national rate of 12.1. The five most common causes of death were as follows: Ischaemic heart disease Cerebrovascular disease .. Pneumonia .. Bronchitis and emphysema Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus .. 436 293 130 116 100 Eighteen deaths—1 less than in the previous year—were due to motor vehicle accidents and 35 to other accidents. There were 6 suicides, 2 less than the previous year.