[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Devonport County Borough.

  • Devonport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1897
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Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Devonport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    On reference Table A. it will be seen that of the total deaths from all causes 229 were in Tamar Ward. 215 ,, St. Aubyn Ward. 168 „ Morice Ward. 263 „ Stoke Ward. Of these deaths 235 were under 1 year. 74 9 9 over 1 and under 5 years 25 99 5 15 99 47 99 15 25 9 9 226 99 25 „ 65 9 9 268 99 65 and upwards. This includes in Boyal Albert Hospital 39 deaths. Military „ 6 ,, WorMiou.se „ 46 „ Borough „ 8 „ The average of deaths for the last ten years is 988 or 16*4 per 1,000. „ births „ 1,553 ,, 25'8 ,, ,, zymotic deaths ,, 73 ,, T2 ,, The total number of deaths from Zymotic- diseases was 52, just a half of those in 1898 : there were 12 from Diphtheria, also nearly half of those in 1896. Only 4 deaths were from Scarlatina, out of 82 notified, which is 4*8 per cent of cases. Measles claims 2 deaths instead of 31 last year. Enteric Fever 8 to last year’s 10 —the total number of cases notified being 30, or