[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Bradford City / County Borough.

  • Bradford (West Yorkshire, England). Metropolitan District Council.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Bradford City / County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (B) TUBERCULOSIS, The number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis in 1934 was 237, giving a mortality rate of 0-81 per 1,000. Record of Previous Years. 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 Deaths ... 284 292 292 288 292 265 281 277 261 237 Mortality Rate per 1,000 IN Previous Years. 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 Bradford 0-98 1-01 1-00 1-00 1-01 0-89 0-93 0-93 0-88 1-05 England & Wales 1-04 0-96 0-97 0-93 0-96 0-90 0-90 0-84 0-82 During the past thirty years there has been a progressive reduction in the death-rate from all forms of tuberculosis; this is well seen in the following Table, which shows the average mortality rate per 1,000 for the five-yearly periods; 1906-1910 being 104 per cent, above that of last year. Average Mortality Rate per 1,000 from Tuberculosis in Bradford for Periods of Five Years from 1906. Periods 1906- 1910 1911- 1915 1916- 1920 1921- 1925 1926- 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 Pulmonary M9 M9 116 0-84 0.81 0-79 0-75 0-75 ()-69 Other Forms 0-46 0-34 0-30 0-21 0-17 0-14 0-18 013 012 All Forms 1-65 1-53 1-46 1-05 0-98 0-93 0-93 0-88 0-8] Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62. No action was taken under this section during the year.