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

  • Eastbourne (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1971
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Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births) Early neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births) Peri-natal mortality rate (still births and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and still births) Maternal mortality (including abortion): Number of deaths Eastbourne 9 9 26 England & Wales 12 10 22 13-3 Rate per 1,000 total live and still births 14 0-17 Death rate (crude) per 1,000 population Death rate after applying “Area Comparability 18-9 11-6 Factor” (0-54) 10-2 — Causes of Death Males Females Tot a Tuberculosis of respiratory system 1 1 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases - 2 2 Malignant neoplasm, buccal cavity, etc. 3 1 4 Malignant neoplasm, oesophagus 5 3 8 Malignant neoplasm, stomach 11 8 19 Malignant neoplasm, intestine 19 23 42 Malignant neoplasm, larynx 1 - 1 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus 37 17 54 Malignant neoplasm, breast 1 31 32 Malignant neoplasm, uterus - 8 8 Malignant neoplasm, prostate 14 - 14 Leukaemia 5 5 Other malignant neoplasms 39 -Hi 79 Diabetes mellitus 1 2 3 Avitaminosis, etc. — 2 2 Other endocrine, etc., diseases - 3 3 Anaemias 2 3 5 Mental disorders 2 - 2 Multiple sclerosis - 1 1 Other diseases of nervous system 8 7 15 Chronic rheumatic heart disease 3 3 6 Hypertensive disease 9 11 20 Ischaemic heart disease 181 176 357 Other forms of heart disease 32 76 108 Cerebrovascular disease 71 160 231 Other diseases of circulatory system 17 27 44 Influenza - 1 1 Pneumonia 25 53 78 Bronchitis and emphysema 32 11 43 Asthma - 5 5 Other diseases of respiratory system 3 1 4 Peptic ulcer 2 4 6