[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross & Whitchurch R.D.C.

  • Ross and Whitchurch (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross & Whitchurch R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vascular lesions of the nervous system accounted for 20 deaths (7 males and 13 females) and the death rates from this cause are 1,73 (crude) and 1.37 (corrected) per 1000 population, showing little change on the figure for the previous year. Cancer Deaths. This year 26 deaths are due to cancer of all types (10 male and 16 female), giving a crude death rate from cancer of all sites of 2.23 per 1000 population. The corrected death rate from all forms of cancer for the year is 1.76 per 1000 population. The ratio of male/female deaths from all forms of cancer is 0.625. Infant Mortality. The number of babies under the age of one year who died is 8 (7 male and 1 female). Of these infants, 7 were legitimate infants, and the infant mortality rate is 41.5 per 1000 live births; the rate for England and Wales is 29.6 per 1000 live births. The Rural District rate for 1950, when 6 infants died, was 33»7 per 1000 live births. Since there was one death of a male illegitimate infant, the illegitimate infant mortality rate is 71.4 per 1000 illegitimate live births, whilst the legitimate infant mortality rate is 39*1 per 1000 legitimate live births. Neo-Natal Mortality Rate. All except one of the 8 infant deaths occurred within the first four weeks of life; the neo-natal mortality is, therefore, 36.3 per 1000 live births. The legitimate neo-natal mortality rate is 33*5 per 1000 legitimate live births and the illegitimate neo-natal rate is 71.4 per 1000 illegitimate live births. Deaths from Notifiable Infectious Disease. The only notifiable infectious disease recorded as cause of death is pneumonia, which gave six deaths (3 male and 3 female). Tuberculosis Deaths. Only one death is attributed to tuberculosis of the respiratory system. The adjusted death rate from this disease is 0.07 per 1000 population. The death rate from this cause for England and Wales is 0.31 per 1000 population.