[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C.

  • Consett (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1 1.9. The following table gives the deaths and deathrates foi' the ])ast 10 years:— Year 1942 1943 1944 194.') 1940 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Deaths 43.3 432 4.34 43.5 415 415 417 46.3 482 4:35 Rate 11.9 12.2 12.0 12.3 11.2 11.2 10.7 11.9 12.3 11.1 Zymotic Deathrate The zymotic deatlnate was 0.02 compared with 0.10 for 1951. The rate for the Administrative County was 0.05 and the rates for the last 10 years are given in the following table:— 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 19.50 1951 Zymotic Dieath rate 0.24 0.14 0.00 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.07 0.02 0.10 0.02 Maternal Mortality One death from puerperal causes was recorded, giving a mortality rate of 0.02. The rate for the Administrative County was 1.20 and the rates for the Consett Urban District for the last 10 years are given in the following table:— Year 1942 194.3 1944 1945 1946 1 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Deaths from Puerperal Causes 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 Totals 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 •> 0 1 Rate per 1,000 total births 2.8 1.5 1.3 0 0 1.2 0 2.7 0 1.4 Infant Mortality Rate Twenty-three deaths occurred in infants undei' 1 yeai- of age and the mortality rate was 34.9 compared with 29.6 fo?- England and Wales and 40 foi- the Administrative County. The rates for the past 10 years are given in the following table:— Year 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 Rate per 1,000 births 59 46 43 49 .39 36 55 41 43 34