[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Causes of, and Ages at Death during the Calendar Year, 1940. Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of “ Residents ” whether occurring within or without the District. Total Deaths whether of Causes of Death. All Ages. Under 1 year. 1 and under 2 years I 2 and under 5 years 5 and under lSyeais 15 and under 25years 25 and under 45years 45 and under 65years 65 and up¬ wards. dents ” or “ Non- Residents ” in Institu¬ tions^ the District 1. Enteric Fever 1 1, 1 2. Small-pox .. 3. Measles 8 3 4 1 1 4. Scarlet Fever 5. Whooping Cough .. 2 1 1 1 6. Diphtheria 11 1 1 4 5 8 7. Influenza 77 1 5 5 28 38 4 8. Erysipelas •• 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis .. 416 2 1 2 4 69 181 137 20 137 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases 51 4 3 6 9 8 11 8 2 42 11. Cancer, malignant disease 778 1 1 1 2 54 346 373 408 12. Rheumatic Fever .. 32 5 4 15 8 19 13. Meningitis 18 2 2 2 6 6 22 14. Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c... 727 1 1 1 2 7 199 516 261 15. Organic Heart Disease 1,665 2 16 85 401 1,161 494 16. Arterio-sclerosis 277 1 19 257 219 17. Bronchitis 431 11 2 4 28 153 233 90 18. Pneumonia (all forms) 398 78 27 15 9 5 33 111 120 180 19. Other diseases of respiratory organs 84 3 2 1 8 37 33 43 20. Diarrhoea and Enteritis 53 41 3 2 1 1 1 4 50 21. Appendicitis and Typhlitis 25 1 3 5 4 6 6 32 22. Cirrhosis of Liver .. 7 1 3 3 5 23. Nephritis and Bright’s Disease .. 200 1 1 8 24 60 106 113 24. Puerperal Fever 2 2 6 25. Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Partu¬ rition 13 3 10 20 26. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth 143 136 3 2 2 138 27. Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide .. 218 16 5 11 11 10 31 60 74 200 28. Suicide 58 21 24 13 10 29. Other Defined Diseases 1,220 95 9 10 20 25 116 391 554 725 30. Diseases ill-defined or un¬ known 3 1 1 1 3 Totals .. 6,918 395 62 60 73 168 646 2,000 3,514 3,232