Annual report of the Medical and Health Department / [Government of Gibraltar].

  • Gibraltar. Medical and Health Department.
Date:
[1971]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical and Health Department / [Government of Gibraltar]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEATHS The number of deaths recorded was 238 of which 124 were males and 114 were females. This represents a crude death rate of 8.29 per 1,000 population.. DEATHS BY MONTHS AND QUARTERS January ... 25 .A.]DX*il e o c 22 July.e. 16 October ..• 19 February..• 20 May .oo.o 18 August. 18 November .. 27 March •..<>. 12 June o..o 18 September 15 December .. 28 1st Quarter 57 2nd Quarter 58 3rd Quarter 49 4th Quarter 74 rc=a=a The majority of all deaths i»ee 192 or 81% occurred in persons over 55 years of age whereas 151 op 63% occurred in those over 65. In the over 75 years old there were 102 dea.ths or 43% of all deaths. THE -PDINCTPAL CAUSES OP DEATH Cause Number Percentage of Total Number Gardio-’Vascular- disease 32(36) (excluding cerebral) 77 (77) Cerebro vascular disease 36 (41) 15(19) Malignant disease 46 (47) 19(22) Respiratory diseases (18) U( 8) (excluding neoplasm) 28 (Figures in brackets are for 19/0) As can he seen from the of death'accounted for 187 or above table these chief causes ail deaths» 79% of Arterial diseases caused 89 deaths, which 37% of all deaths. Ischaemic heart disease was again the highest single cause of 'ea'th but the pi deaths from it only exceeded the number of deaths from cerebro-vascular disease by fifteen. The number of people dying from malignancy was very much the same“as ‘last year 'with cancer of the stomach prevailing* There were two deaths attributable to infectious disease during the year. Both were from tuberculosis - one from the Pulmonary variety and the other from meningitis# MATERNAL DEATHS There were again no maternal deaths during 1971.