[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • West Sussex (England). County Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following Table gives the Causes of Death at different periods of life in the Administrative County during the year 1925 :— TABLE V.—CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY-1925. Causes of Death. All Ages. Under 1 year. 1—2 2—5 5—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 65—75 75 and up. Enteric Fever . 3 _ ._ _ — 1 2 _ . _ _ Small Pox. — — •- — — — — — — — Measles 3 1 2 — — — -- — — — Scarlet Fever 5 — — 1 1 — 1 1 1 — Whooping Cough .... 16 9 1 5 1 — — — — — Diphtheria and Croup 3 — -— 2 1 — — — — — Influenza .... 60 — — 1 3 4 8 16 8 20 Encephalitis Lethargica .... 4 — — 1 2 — 1 — — — Meningococcal Meningitis o 1 — — — 1 — — — — Tuberculosis Respiratory System . 119 — — — 1 19 62 30 6 1 Other Tuberculous Diseases 25 2 2 2 .) 3 6 5 2 1 Cancer, Malignant Disease 299 1 t > -- — •> O 1 24 93 100 77 Rheumatic Fever .... 5 — — — — ' — — 4 1 — Diabetes 45 — — 1 2 4 2 13 16 7 Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. 153 -- 1 — ■—- — — 38 40 74 Heart Disease . 433 — — — •) 3 14 87 124 203 Arterio-Sclerosis .... 105 — — -- — — 1 22 26 56 Bronchitis. 146 9 1 — — 1 4 17 31 83 Pneumonia (all forms) 91 10 5 O O 1 2 13 25 15 17 Other Respiratory Disease:- 30 — 1 •) 1 1 3 9 7 6 Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum 25 — — — — — 5 15 •) 3 Diarrhoea .... 19 4 • ) — — — *> o 5 •) —d »> «> Appendicitis and Typhlitis 11 — — 2 O 1 1 *> o 1 — Cirrhosis of Liver .... 11 — — — — fc> 5 •) w Acute and Chronic Nephritis 71 — — — — 7 20 25 16 Puerperal Sepsis .... 5 — — — _ •> 3 — — — Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition 4 — — — •— — 4 — — — Congenital Debility and Malformation 90 86 1 i — 1 — 1 — — Suicide . 18 — — _ 1 1 13 •) I Other Deaths from Violence 57 1 2 3 9 7 9 13 7 6 Other Delincd Diseases .... 425 16 *> 8 10 15 29 84 66 195 Causes Ill-defined or Un- known 3 — 1 — — — 2 — — Totals . 2286 140 21 32 45 67 205 521 484 771