[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhondda U.D.C.

  • Rhondda (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhondda U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    amongst persons who were over 65 years of age. Of these 244 deaths, 130 were certified as due to myocardial degenera- tion and 90 as due to myocarditis. Amongst the fatalities in the younger age groups it is noted that 5 deaths occurred amongst persons between 15 and 25 years of age ; two of these, botly female persons, being caused by mitral stenosis. Amongst persons between 25 and 45 years of age there were 13 deaths of which 5, including 4 females, died from mitral stenosis and 4, all males, were due to rheumatic carditis. Of the 58 deaths amongst persons between 45 and 65 years of age, 18 were due to myocardial degeneration, 13 were caused by mitral disease and 10 were due to myorcarditis. Vascular Lesions of the Nervous System.—The majority of deaths classified in this group were due to cerebral haemorrhage and the total amounted to 165, giving a death- rate of 1.47 per 1,000 of the estimated population. Of the total deaths 127 occurred amongst persons who were over 65 years of age and were nearly equally divided amongst the two sexes ; 34 deaths occurred amongst persons between 45 and 65 years of age and in this age group the disease appeared to be more fatal amongst females in the proportion of 20 female to 14 male deaths. Coronary Disease and Angina.—The number of deaths classified in this group amounted to 139, equivalent to a death-rate of 1.24 per 1,000 of the population. These diseases were more fatal amongst male persons, in the ratio of 99 male deaths to 40 female deaths ; the preponderance of male deaths was more marked in the middle age groups than in persons over 65 years of age ; of 47 deaths in the 45-65 years age groups, 35 occurred amongst males whilst the 6 deaths in the age group, 25 to 45 years, were all of male persons. Hypertension with Heart Disease.—During the year 30 deaths were allocated to this disease and they were equally divided amongst the sexes ; 21 of these deaths occurred amongst persons who were over 65 years of age.