[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.

  • Cumberland (England). County Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Influenza. 41 deaths were registered, against 178 the previous year. Respiratory Diseases. From these diseases there were 379 deaths, compared witii 501 the previous year. In the Urban Districts tire death-rate from these diseases was 1.9, against 2.6 the previous year; and in the Rural Districts 1.5, against 1.7 the previous year. The death-rate in the Administrative County from these diseases was 1.7, against 2.2 the previous year. Arranged in the order of their death-rates from Respiratory Diseases the Urban and Rural Districts stand thus:— U rban. Rural. Cockermouth ... ... 2.9 Cockermouth ... ... 2.1 Egremont ... 2.9 W igton ... 1.6 Whitehaven ... ... 2.6 Rootle ... 1.5 Arlecdon and Whitehaven ... ... 1.5 Frizington ... ... 2.4 Carlisle ... 1.2 Wigton ... 2.4 Longtown ... 1.1 Cleator Moor ... ... 2.1 Penrith ... l.l Maryport ... 1.7 Brampton ... 0.8 Workington ... ... l.T Alston ... 0.7 Harrington. ... 1.5 Keswick : ... 1.4 Millom ... 1.3 Penrith ... 1.1 Holme Cultram . ... 0.6 Aspatria ... 0.3 Water Supply. The districts referred to in my last report are still in the same unsatisfactory condition, no change having taken place. The Carlisle Rural District have still under con- sideration a gravitation scheme to supply their area.