[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City.

  • Dundee City Council
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Dundee City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deaths : The number of deaths corrected for transfers during 1964 was 2,222 compared with 2,332 in 1963. The respective rates per 1,000 population were 12.0 and 12.7. The figures for Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow are 11.6, 12.4 and 12.1 respectively, while the death rate for Scotland as a whole is 11.7 and for large burghs 11.2. The average age at death during 1964 was 67 compared with 67.7 in 1963. The proportional mortality ratio, which is the number of deaths at the age of 50 years and over expressed as a percentage of the total number of deaths in the population, was 88.8 per cent. In 1963 this figure was 89.5 per cent. Eleven deaths were attributed to tuberculosis this year (8 pulmonary, 3 non pulmonary) compared to 12 (all pulmonary) last year. Deaths from respiratory conditions dropped from 265 in 1963 to 192. Bronchitis and pneumonia deaths are down by 65 and continuing the pleasant trend in this section, there were no influenza deaths. Influenza deaths amounted to seven in 1963 and six in 1962. Formerly one of the major causes of death, infectious diseases (excluding tuberculosis) accounted for only one death compared with two in 1963. Deaths from diseases of the heart and circulation, the principal causes of all deaths, numbered 822, which is 15 more than the 1963 flgure. The number of malignant deaths 472 shows a decrease of 34 compared with the 1963 figure of 506. Cancer of the respiratory system accounted for 131 of these (109 males 22 females). Deaths from unnatural causes remain high — accidents in the home 40 (67) motor vehicle accidents 31 (18) and suicides 12 (16). The 1963 figures are shown in brackets. Infant Deaths : The 1964 figure of 19 per 1,000 births is the lowest ever recorded in this City. The undernoted table gives an indication of the pro- gressive reduction in the number of infant deaths over the years. Vear No. of Live Births Total Infant Deaths Infant Death Rate (per 1,000 live oirths) 1964 3,828 72 19 1954 3,197 107 33 1944 3,174 190 60 1934 3,310 246 74 1924 3,865 464 120 1914 4,451 603 135 1904 4,512 788 174 1894 4,803 784 163 Stillbirths : TTiere were 49 stillbirths (corrected for transfer) compared with 71 in 1963. This figure, as mentioned earlier, is the lowest ever recorded, and a fuller report on the Infant Deaths and Stillbirths is contained in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section.
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