[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract Borough.

  • Pontefract (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    r » 2 - Deaths: Male Female Total All causes 141 105 246 Death rate per 1, 000 population: 12. 0 Maternal causes mm 2 2 Cancer A* . » , -i 24 • t . ,, i . 11 35 Measles i 0 0 0 Whooping cough 1 0 ■ l i* . Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 0 i 2 2 Death rate of Infants under one year of age: All Infants per 1 ,000 live births • • • 48 Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 48 . • i Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 56 The principal causes of death are set out in the following t ab 1 e: T ab 1 e I. Causes of death i Male I Femal e Total Diphtheria 2 1 3 Whooping cough 1 0 1 Tuberculosis, pulmonary 9 5 14 Tuberculosis, non-pulmonary l 0 1 Cancer 24 H 35 Intra-cranial vascular lesions 17 1.6 33 Heart disease 33 30 63 Other circulatory diseases l 2 3 Bronchitis 14 7 21 Pneumonia 4 5 9 Other respiratory diseases 2 0 2 Diarrhoea 0 2 2 Appendicitis 2 1 3 Other digestive diseases 1 1 2 Nephritis 3 5 - 8 Puerperal sepsis - l 1 Other maternal causes - l . 1 Premature birth 1 3 4 Congenital causes, etc. 1 4 5 Suic'ide 0 1 1 Road traffic accidents 2 1 3 Other violent causes 5 4 9 All other causes 18 4 • 22 Totals 141 105 246