[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Pembroke R.D.C.

  • Pembroke (Wales). Rural District Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Pembroke R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pembroke Pembroke County of England & R.D.1967 R.D.1966 Pembroke Wales Maternal Deaths 1 Nil Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Live & Still Births) 8.4 Nil 1.14 0.20 Deaths 67 59 Death Rate (per 1,000 pop) 8.9 8.43 11.9 11.2 INFANT MORTALITY. Four female infants under 1 year of age died during 1967; details are given below Age at death. Birth Weight. Cause of Death. 30 minutes. 2 weeks. 5 days. 9 weeks. 31bs.4ozs. 6lbs.l5ozs. 6lbs.8ozs. 71bs.8ozs. Prematurity with Atelectasis. Internal Hydrocephalus. Bilateral Pneumonia. Acute virus Pneumonia. DEATHS(General). There was an increase in the number of deaths this year; 29 of the total deaths were due to Heart Disease and 10 were due to malignant disease. There was only one death from lung cancer this year and this was of a woman whose smoking habits are not known. Approximately 32.8% of the total deaths occurred in persons aged between 70 and 80 years and approximately 35.8% were persons over 80 years. Causes of Death TOTAL (All causes) Malignant neoplasm, stomach Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus Malignant neoplasm, breast Malignant neoplasm, uterus Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms Diabetes Vascular lesions of nervous system Coronary disease, angina Hypertension with heart disease Other heart disease Male. Female. 38 29 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 7 8 3 3 1 11 3 4