[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Appleby Borough.

  • Appleby (Westmorland, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Appleby Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1946 1947 Neonatal Deaths, (under 1 month) Total neonatal deaths . . 1 Rate per 1,000 live births 29.4 1 Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) Deaths — Rate per 1,000 live births — — Rate for England and Wales . . 4.4 5-8 Maternal Mortality Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis — — Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births — — Deaths from other Puerperal Causes — Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 1 Total deaths _ Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births — — Rate for England and Wales 1 i-43 I-I7 Deaths from certain causes: — 1946. 1947. Cancer 3 5 Measles ... Nil Nil Whooping Cough ... Nil Nil he main causes of death were: — Cancer 5 Intra-cranial vascular lesions 4 The statistics reveal no marked changes from the previous year, and I regard them as very satisfactory. PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. Public Health Act 1936 Sections 148-170. The Borough had a very fortunate year in the low prevalence of infectious diseases. It escaped the nationwide attack of infantile
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