[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • North Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cancer, Malignant Disease. Cancer once again was responsible for over 600 deaths in the Riding and the following tabular statement shows the position for the last ten years:— Deaths and Death Rates from Cancer. Total Number of Deaths. Death rate per 1,000 population. Urban Rural Urban Rural England Year. County. Districts. Districts.County. Districts. Districts. &Wales 1942 .. 528 296 232 1-65 1-70 1-58 1*83 1943 .. 549 327 222 1-73 1-90 1-53 1-90 1944 .. 546 332 214 T73 1-90 1*52 1-90 1945 593 352 241 1-89 T99 1-76 1*94 1946 . . 581 357 224 1-75 1-89 1-57 1-84 1947 .. 586 340 246 1-73 1-76 1-69 1-85 1948 .. 624 373 251 1-77 1-86 1-65 1*86 1949 . . 633 390 243 1-79 1-93 1-61 1-87 1950 . . 626 352 274 1-66 T72 1-59 1-89 1951 .. 646 403 243 1-70 1-98 1-38 1-96 Infantile Mortality. There was a decrease in the number of deaths of infants under 1 year, the total number for the year under review being 206 (a decrease of 8 com¬ pared with the previous year. The infantile mortality rate of 33-7 compares with 35-2 for the previous year and 29-6 for England and Wales. The following table shows the infant mortality rates for the last 10 years: Year. Urban Rural Administrative England Districts. Districts County. & Wales. 1942 52-4 49-8 51-2 49-0 1943 56-7 52-2 54-7 57-5 1944 41*7 41-1 41*4 46-0 1945 55-6 54-4 55-1 46-0 1946 40-1 31*5 36-5 43-0 1947 46-2 42-3 44-6 41-0 1948 38-8 37-2 38-1 34-0 1949 41-7 36-1 39*3 32-0 1950 36-0 34-2 35-2 29-8 1951 38-5 27-3 33-7 29-6 as The main causes of deaths among children under one year of age were follows :— 1951 Congenital malformations . . 23 Pneumonia . . 26 Bronchitis . . 3 Whooping cough . . 5 Measles . . 1