[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1910
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Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in Cullercoats, Preston, and the Village of Tynemouth. The death rate for the whole Borongli show a decrease of 1'5 compared with the average rate of the previous ten years. The Deaths Quarter by Quarter were :— Period. Number of Deaths. Deatli Rate per 1,000. First Quarter 231 16-3 Second Quarter... 222 15-7 Third Quarter .. 223 15-8 Fourth Quarter... 295 191 The increase in the number of deaths recorded during the Iasi quarter of the year was in a great measure dne to the number of deaths from measles and respiratory diseases. MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT AGES.—The mortality rates at different age groups per 1,000 of the population were :— Deaths. Age Group. Rate per 1,000 of Population. 224 Under 1 year 4-0 165 1 to 5 years 2-9 79 5 to 25 years 1-4 290 25 to 65 years ... 5-1 213 65 years and upwards ... 3-8 971 All Ages.. 17-2 INFANTILE MORTALITY.—There were 224 deaths of children under 1 year of age, which is in the proportion of 125 deaths to every 1,000 children born as compared with an average of 149 for the previous 10 years. The following are the Infantile Mortality Rates for Tynemouth, compared with those of the great towns and England and Wales for the last ten years :— Comparative Infantile Mortality Rates. 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 Tynemouth 175 150 160 152 159 151 122 138 127 125 Great Towns ... 168 144 144 160 140 155 127 128 118 115 England & Wales 151 133 . 132 146 128 133 118 121 109 106