[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham.

  • Birmingham (England). Council.
Date:
1934
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    The deaths at ages below 65 years contain large groups capable of marked reduction under healthy conditions of life and granted the whole-hearted co-operation of the public in living the Iiealthy life. In 1934 such largely preventible deaths numbered 6,470, or 57 per cent, of the total. Included among these are 1,061 deaths under 1 year of age, and a further 355 deaths between 1 and 5 years. The causes of mortality in these groups are set out in detail in the section of this report on Maternity and Child Welfare (Section VH). Among school children (5 to 15 years), the largest individual cause of death was diphtheria with 46 deaths, while accident (41), rheumatic fever (35), nervous diseases (31), and tuberculosis (22), were responsible for a not inconsiderable mortality at this age. Among young people between 15 and 25 years, there were 408 deaths (8 per week on an average) of which 165 were due to tuberculosis. In early adult life (25 to 45 years) no less than 1,211 deaths occurred. At this age period also tuberculosis heads the list of diseases with 301 deaths. In later adult life (45 to 65 years), the largest number of deaths was caused by heart and circulatory diseases (780), cancer being second (677 deaths), respiratory diseases third (349), and tuberculosis fourth with 250. Fuller details as to the causes of death at different age periods and in the two sexes are given in Table II at the end of this report. INFANT MORTALITY. (See page 104). DEATH-RATES IN WARDS. In 1934 the death-rates in the different wards were as set out below, in corhparison with the corresponding previous years. As in previous years there continue to be marked differences in the death-rates in the various wards of the City:—- Death-Rates in Wards. I>eath-rate. 1934. 1933. 1932. f St. Paul’s 12.1 12.7 13.2 St. Mary’s 14.0 13.7 15.8 Duddeston and Nechells 12.5 12.7 14.2 Central Wards St. Bartholomew’s 12.2 12.6 13.7 St. Martin’s and Deritend 14.2 14.2 13.7 Market Hall 13.1 14.0 12.6 Ladywood 12.0 13.1 12.1 Lozells 13.4 13.2 13.1 Aston 12.3 12.3 13.4 Washwood Heath 9.5 9.6 10.5 Saltley 8.9 9.1 8.7 Small Heath 10.8 12.0 11.4 Middle Ring Sparkbrook 13.9 12.8 12.1 Balsall Heath 14.2 11.7 1S.2 Edgbaston 11.6 11.0 11.7 Rotton Park 12.7 10.0 11.5 All Saints’ 12.5 12.1 11.4 Soho 11.5 13.0 13.0 Sandwell 11.6 10.8 11.1 Handsworth 12.4 12.9 11.1 Perry Barr 5.9 5.9 6.7 Erdington North ... 8.4 8.4‘ 8.7 Erdington South ... 8.0 12.1 9.2 Outer Ring Yardley 8.5 9.3 9.0 Acocks Green 8.7 8.8 8.5 Sparkhill 9.4 9.1 10.1 Moseley and King’s Heath 10.3 10.3 10.7 Selly Oak 10.7 9.2 10.8 King’s Norton 10.8 10.0 10.1 Northfield 8.4 8.3 7.2 Harborne 9.7 8.4 10.4 It should be noted that the old wards have been adhered to for the months of November and December to complete the figures for the year.