[Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough.

Ilkeston (England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1971

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Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Ilkeston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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BIRTHS. 594 live births were registered in 1971 giving a crude birth rate per thousand of the population of 17-4. When adjusted for comparison purposes by the application of the comparability factor of T01 the rate is 17-6 which compares with a rate of 16*0 for England and Wales. See Summary of Statistics and Table 4. Still Births. The 5 still births registered give a rate per thousand births (live and still) of 8-0. This is lower than the rate for England and Wales. Infant Mortality. 15 deaths were recorded in children under one year of age. These give an infant death rate per thousand live births of 25*0 and can be compared with a rate of 18-0 for England and Wales. Perinatal Mortality. The number of still births and infant deaths occurring under the age of one week is 13 and gives a rate per thousand live and still births of 22-0. This can be compared with a rate of 22*0 for England and Wales. DEATHS. 402 deaths were registered. These give a crude death rate per thousand of the population of 11-8 which after adjustment by the application of the comparability factor of 1-22 is 14*4. Deaths from Individual Diseases. The 402 deaths are set out in Table 5 according to cause and sex distribution. Disease of Heart and Circulatory System. 201 deaths were recorded in this group — 104 males and 97 females. Deaths from these causes begin to increase from the age of 50 years. After the age of 75 years there were 90 deaths in this group, 36 of them were men. Cancer. 75 deaths — 43 men and 32 women — were recorded in this group. Deaths per thousand of the population are set out in the Summary of Statistics with comparative figures for England and Wales. 22 deaths occurred from cancer of the lung and bronchus — 17 men and 5 women.