[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Brierley Hill U.D.C.

Brierley Hill (England). Urban District Council.

Date:: 1945

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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Brierley Hill U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The main causes of death in the order of importance numerically were Heart Disease, Cancer, Intracranial Vascular Lesoins, Bronchitis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis. These conditions caused 309 deaths, considerably more than half the total deaths. Natural Increase of Population The number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 318. Infantile Mortality Twenty-nine children under one year of age died during the year, giving an Infantile Mortality Rate of 33.89 per 1,000 live births. The race for 1944 was 38.72, and this was the lowest rate recorded in the area. Thus it will be seen that a new low record has been made. In my last Annual Report I gave a table showing the Infantile Mortality .Rates for the last ten years. In view of the interest in this matter I repeat it below : Year Infantile Mortality Rate. 1935 64 1936 85 1937 71 1938 49 1939 51 1940 42 1941 54 1942 50 1943 57 1944 39 1945 34 The rate for England and Wales is 46, and that for 146 towns of size comparable with Brierley Hill is 43.