[Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnard Castle Local Board U.D.C.

  • Barnard Castle (England). Local Board of Health.
Date:
1905
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Credit: [Report 1905] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnard Castle Local Board U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Barnard Castle Urban District Council. ANNUAL REPORT, 1905. GENTLEMEN, I. The mortality statistics for the past year were not quite so favourable as those of the preceding year, as 73 deaths had been registered, i.e., 10 more than during 1904. Of this number 9 were of persons belonging to other districts brought for treatment in the Union Workhouse. On the other hand, 2 residents died in Sedgefield County Asylum. Thus only 64 deaths of residents were registered, producing a rate of mortality for the year of 14*34 per 1,000 inhabitants, according to a population of 4,602, estimated to the middle of the year. The death-rate of the county was 17*4 per 1,000 of estimated population, and of the whole of England and Wales, 15’2 per 1,000. Q'he rate of Infantile Mortality was correspondingly slightly increased—12 deaths having been registered under the age of 1 year, being equal to 2‘6 per 1,000 of estimated population, or 118‘8 per 1,000 births registered. Twenty-eight deaths occurred amongst persons over 65 years of age, the oldest having been a male aged 89 years. Zymotic or Infectious Diseases caused 4 deaths, namely :— Whooping Cough ... ... ... ... 2 deaths Croup .. ... ... ... ... 1 death Diarrhoea ... ... ... ... ... 1 „ Total ... ... 4 deaths This produces a Zymotic death-rate of 0*86 per 1,000 of population, which is considerably lower than the corresponding rates for the County of Durham and for England generally, which were respectively 2*37 and 1*52. Diseases of the Eespiratory Organs accounted for 6 deaths only, or 1*3 per 1,000 of population. Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases produced as many as 8 deaths, equal to a rate of 1'73 per 1,000 inhabitants. Heart Disease was the registered cause of the death of 20 persons. Cancer or Malignant Disease caused 3 deaths. Two deaths were the result of Accidental Injury. One-hundred-and-one births were registered during the year, or 21'94 per 1,000 of population. The birth-rate for the County of Durham was 34*4, and that of England and Wales, 27‘2. I again insert the following table, which may be interesting and useful for purposes of comparison:— Local Eates per 1,000. County Eates. 1905. 1904. 1905. Birth-rate 21*94 28*28 34-4 Death-rate 1434 1293 174 Zymotic Death-rate ... 0*86 0*65 2-37 Eespiratory Diseases-rate ... 1-30 0 87 3*16 Phthisis and other Tubercular Diseases-rate 1-73 1*53 0-87 Infant Mortality (per 1,000 births) 118*8 6976 15900 II. With regard to the amount of General Sickness, I find on looking over my quarterly reports that it had been high almost throughout the entire year, particularly so during the first and last quarter, and in the months of June and July, the prevailing illnesses having been Diseases of the Lungs and Infiuenza of a mild type. The rate of Infectious Sickness was, on the other hand, I am glad to say, very much lower than during the preceding year, so much so, in fact, that I did not find it necessary to make use of the Council’s Infectious Hospital for isolation purposes, notified to me, namely :— Unly 16 cases of Infectious Disease were Scarlet Eever ... ••• ... ... 7 cases Enteric Fever ... «•t •• • 2 „ Erysipelas 5 „ Diphtheria ... ... 1 case Croup Total... 1 » ... ... 16 cases