[Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Hetton U.D.C.

  • Hetton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1898
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: [Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Hetton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ages at Death. Infant Mortality. Causes of Death. Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. The following- were the ages of those who died 107 deaths were those of infants under 1 year. 44 were over 1 year and under 5 years. 7 ,, 5 years and under 15 years. 11 n 15 99 25 15 6 n 25 99 30 11 7 55 30 99 40 15 12 55 40 99 50 55 13 51 50 99 f0 51 20 11 60 1 9 70 55 39 51 70 years of age. 266 The infant mortality is 209 per 1,000 births, which I regret to say compares unfavourably with 1897, when it was 137 per 1,000 births. The deaths from the various diseases were as follows: Premature birth and imperfect development 32 Diarrhoea 46 Measles 3 Whooping Cough 14 Diseases of respiratory organs, not including I gg Consumption f Consumption 12 Diseases of Brain and Spinal Cord, including) on Convulsions j Diseases of the Heart 21 Cancer 10 Natural Decay 18 Diseases of the Kidneys 4 Debility 5 Puerperal Fever 1 Croup 1 Influenza 2 Scarlet Fever 2 Intestinal Obstruction 3 Injuries 7 Sundries . 8 266 There were 21 deaths from Zymotic Diseases, which is P65 per 1,000. There were no deaths from Typhoid. Deaths from Diarrhoea. The death-rate from Diarrhoea was high, 46 deaths having occurred during the year, 11 bemg in Iletton Downs Ward, 13 in Fletton-le-FIole Ward, and 22 in