[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth R.D.C.

  • Cockermouth (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Comparisons may be given as follows: IntYntile Mortality Hates, 19.15— Cumberland 4* Rural Districts of Cumberland ... 43 Urban Districts of Cumbci land ... 50 England and Wales ... 46 Cockermouth Rural District ... 4S No dearth occurred among illegitimate infants so that the Illegitimate Infantile Mortality Rate was nil per 1.000 illegitimate births, as compared with the Legitimate Infantile Mortality Rate of approximately 53 per 1,000 legitimate births. These rates were respectively 111 and 63 for the previous year. (For Infant Mortality see page 9). SENILE DEATH RATE. 131 persons (62 males and 60 females) had attained the age of 65 years or upwards. This number represents a Senile death rate of 65.1 per cent, of the total deaths as compared with a percentage of 50.4 for 1944. 17 31 38 25 8 7 2 ( 7 in icf) (16 m 171) (19 m 19O (13 m 13D ( 4 ni 4O (2m 5O ( 1 m if) persons died between the ages of 63 and 70 yea's 70 ana 75 75 and 80 80 and 85 85 and 90 90 and 95 at 95 and 96 years, respectively INQUESTS, UNCERTIFIED DEATHS AND VIOLENCE. In respect of deaths belonging to the district during the year there were 9 inquests (5 of which were held outside the district). Four Coroner’s Certificates were received of cases where post- mortem examinations had been made but no inquest held. Nine deaths were uncertified (1944—4). Violence.—The death rate due to Violence (all forms) was 0.50 per 1000 of the population in the Cockermouth Rural District. Below will be seen the number of deaths from Suicide, Road Traffic Accidents, Other Violence and the Total Violence deaths, together with the percentages of the total deaths from all causes, and the death rates of each per 1000 of the population :— Other Violence Suicide Road Traffic Accidents excl'g Road Traffic Ace. T otal Violence 1944 1945 1944 1945 1944 1945 1944 1945 Death? 2 1 2 nil .5 8 19 9 % of all causes '98 '49 .98 nil 7-3 3 98 0. ;i 4-47 D R. pr 1000 *110 '056 .110 nil •825 .449 1 045 . 506 population The deaths from Violence in 1945 include 2 from occupational accidents (1 pit and 1 limekiln), 2 from falls with broken leg, 1 from fall with spinal injury, 1 gun-shot wound (suicide), 1 drowning (accidental fall into rain water tub), 1 asphyxiation by carbon dioxide gas (old pit shaft accident), and 1 from cerebral injuries due to an accidental fall from a horse,