[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Hale U.D.C.

  • Hale (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Hale U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BIRTHS 1969 Figures Boys - 101; Girls - 78; Total - 179 1968 Figures Boys - 101; Girls - 95; Total - 196 When corrected with the comparability factor* (l.06) the birth rate for Hale for the year was 11.4 as compared with a figure of 16.3 for England and Wales. The number of births was the lowest since 1958 when the figure was 144. INFANT MORTALITY One death occurred among children under one year of age during 1969 as compared with two the previous year. The following tables give the infant mortality figures for this district during the last five years. 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 NIL 4 3 2 1 DEATHS Males - 91; Females - 97; Total - 188 This gives a crude death rate of 11.5 per 1,000 of the population. When corrected with the comparability factor* (.88) the standardised death rate is 10.1 as compared with a figure (provisional) of 11.9 for England and Wales. *The comparability factor takes account of the sex and age distribution of the population and makes the figures more comparable with that of other areas. The large proportion of deaths was due to conditions associated with old age. CANCER (MALIGNANT DISEASE) There were 41 deaths from Cancer (23 males, 18 females), as compared with 36 last year and 37 in 1967. Classified Deaths from Cancer Localisation M. F. TOTAL Stomach ••• ••• ••• • • • • • • • • • 2 2 Infections 3 3 6 Lungs, Bronchus 10 2 12 Ll*east ••• ••• ••• ••• • • • ••• 4 4 Generative Organs 1 1 Prostate ••• ••• ••• ••• • • • ••• 3 - 3 Leukaemia ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 1 1 2 Other sites 4 7 - 11 TOTALS 23 18 41 - 1 -