[Report 1912] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow.

  • Glasgow (Scotland)
Date:
1912
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Credit: [Report 1912] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    There was no outward transfer deaths from Pollokshaws, but the inward transfers number 43. A large number of the inward transfer deaths to Govan and Partick is accounted for by the fact that their Infectious Disease Hospitals and the Parish Hospital (Merryflats) are outwith their boundaries. The following Table shows the transfer deaths of these Burghs in various groups: — Deaths Transferred Outward. Govan. Partick. Pollokshaws. Zymotic Diseases, — — — Septic Diseases, — — — Tuberculous Diseases, 1 1 — Cancer, Malignant Diseases, ... 2 2 — Nervous Diseases, 1 3 — Diseases of Circulatory System, — 5 ... Diseases of Respiratory System, 3 2 ... Others, 3 6 — 10 19 - - Deaths Transferred Inwards. Govan. Partick. Pollokshaws. Zymotic Diseases, 29 26 8 Septic Diseases, 19 7 2 Tuberculous Diseases, 63 36 4 Cancer, Malignant Diseases, ... 12 10 3 Nervous Diseases, 27 19 1 Diseases of Circulatory System, 41 28 3 Diseases of Respiratory System, 44 20 2 Digestive Diseases, 38 23 5 Others, 71 50 15 344 219 43 Si_i ___ DEATH-RATES. The death-rates in the various Burghs during recent years may be com- pared in the following : — Year. Govan. Partick. Pollokshaws. 1906, 16-6 14‘5 15-3 1907, 17-8 15-7 16-4 1908, 17-2 14-2 18-3 1909, 17-5 14-3 15-5 1910, 15-4 13-4 16-5 1911, 17-3 14-3 135 1912, 15-3 140 15-8 In Govan the death-rate is the lowest during the years quoted, while in Partick it was lower in 1910, and in Pollokshaws in 1906, 1909, and 1911.