[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Axbridge R.D.C.

  • Axbridge (Somerset, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Axbridge R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Male Cancer—Malignant disease ... 14 Diabetes ... ... ... 2 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc ... 11 Heart disease .. ... ... 21 Arterio-sclero'sis ... ... 10 Bronchitis ... ... ... 4 Pneumonia (all forms) ... 8 Other respiratory diseases ... 3 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum 1 Diarrhoea, etc (under 2 years) 0 Appendicitis and typhlitis ... 0 Cirrhosis of liver ... ... 2 Acute and chronic Nephritis ... 7 Puerperal Sepsis ... ... 0 Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition ... 0 Congenital debility and malfor- mation, premature birth ... 2 Suicide ... ... ... 0 Other deaths from violence ... 9 Other defined diseases ... ... 23 Deaths of infants under 1 year— Total ... ... ... G Illegitimate ... ... 0 F emale 23 1 16 28 6 10 9 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 4 1 3 30 6 1 Total Births ... ... ... 158 ... 196 Legitimate ... ... 154 ... 189 Illegitimate ... ... 4 ... 7 Population—23,820 Notijication is carefully carried out. Numerous inspections have been made in the district, and all insanitary conditions and nuisances abated as soon as they were discovered or reported, while those localities in which diseases appeared received special attention, and its sanitation investigated and improved. I am. Your obedient servant, A. V. LECHE, Medical Officer of Health.