[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RECORDS OF DISEASE. ZYMOTIC DISEASES. Tlie principal zymotic diseases commonly recognised are seven and caused 95 deaths, as follows :— Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years) ... 52 Measles ... 9 Scarlet Fever ... 5 Whooping Cough ... 10 Diphtheria ... 12 Enteric Fever ... 7 Smallpox ... 0 95 The following table shows the deaths from these diseases and the mortality rate per 1,000 of the population, distributed according to the wards in which they occurred. Zymotic Deaths and Mortality Rates. Wards. Deaths from Seven Chief Zymotic Diseases. Mortality Rate per 1,000. Central 6 1T6 Collingwood 7 0-87 Dockwray ... 18 2-G8 Linskill 11 1 T9 Milbourn ... 12 2-08 Percy 10 P52 Preston 6 0-99 Rudyerd 12 2T4 Trinity 13 1-70 Borough of Tynemouth 95 1-56 The mortality rate was lowest in Collingwood Ward and highest in Dockwrav, Rudyerd and Milbourn Wards. The rate for the Borough as a whole is lower than last year. Mortality Rates per 1000 since 1905. Year. 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 Deaths 74 138 98 81 71 100 96 78 97 95 Rates 1‘35 2-50 1 75 T43 1-23 1*71 1-60 1-34 1‘60 T56