Annual report of the Director of Medical Services / Barbados.

  • Barbados. Department of Medical Services.
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[1956]
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Credit: Annual report of the Director of Medical Services / Barbados. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    appendix IX MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IMMEDIATE INTERNATIONAL LIST OF CAUSES OF DEATH 1955 1946 Census population: Urban - (Bridgetown, St. Michael Rural — 76,437 116,363 CLASSIFICATION Total No. Deaths Urban Deaths Per 100,000 Urban Rate Rural Rate XV Early Infancy 567 217 284 301 VII Circulatory System ... .... 420 178 233 208 VIII Respiratory System 390 143 187 212 VI Nervous System and Sense Organs ... 318 146 191 235 XVI Senility and Ill-defined conditions ... 259 155 202 81 I Infective and Parasitic Diseases ... 229 109 143 103 IX Digestive System 228 66 86 139 II Neoplasms 218 95 126 106