[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Blyth Borough.

  • Blyth (Northumberland, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Blyth Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    600 Kidney Infection 1 — 1 610 Prostatic Enlargement 2 — 2 751 Myelomeningocele 1 1 2 754-2 Interventricular Septal Defect — 1 1 756-1 Congenital Absence of Rectmn 1 — 1 760-5 Intracranial Injury at Birth with Prematurity... 1 _ 1 762 Atelectasis 1 — 1 776 Prematurity Unqualified 1 2 3 784-5 Gastrotaxis ... 1 — 1 794 Senility — 1 1 E 802 Railway Accident 1 — 1 E 812 Motor Vehicle Accident to Pedestrian ... 1 — 1 E 814 Motor Vehicle Accident to Motorcycle Driver or Passenger... 1 _ 1 E 840 Street Car Accident to Pedestrian — 1 1 E 878 Accidental Poisoning by Drugs ... 1 — 1 E 892 Accidental Carbon Monoxide Poisoning ... — 1 1 E 903 Accidental Fall 1 — 1 E 910 Crush by Fall of Earth ... 2 — 2 E 974 Suicide by Hanging 2 — 2 E 975 Suicide by Drowning 1 — 1 N803 Fracture of Skull 1 — 1 N942 Burn of Trunk — 1 1 201 153 354 CANCER 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 Type. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. All causes 48 35 33 28 42 35 31 32 34 32 Bronchogenic (Cancer of 83 61 77 63 66 Lung) 15 10 7 7 7 Stomach 12 22 13 18 19 Intestine 13 5 15 6 13 Female Organs 16 9 14 11 10 There was an increase of 22 deaths from cancer in its various forms over the figures for 1953. The largest increase was in the group, cancer of intestine, which rose from 5 to 13. Whether the rather large increased death rate from this disease is significant or not is difficult to determine. The majority of male deaths occurred in the age group 56 — 65 years, while the female deaths , preponderated in the over 65 years group. General practitioners are much more aware of the possibility of cancer, and suspected cases are being sent for investigation much earlier than ever before, and while the number of deaths have increased, it is certain that many more patients suffering from this disease are being cured