[Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Maidstone (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1894
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Credit: [Report 1894] / Medical Officer of Health, Maidstone U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    for the convenience of ready reference and comparison the following summary is given :— Causes of Death,—Rate per 1,000. East. Maidstone. West Maidstone. Whole Borough. 1894. 10 years average 1S94. 10 years average 1894. 10 years average Seven Zymotic Diseases. M8 2-01 1*18 1-42 1-18 1-68 Other Zymotics. * o5 •39 , « •27 •18 •33 Phthisis . •82 1-52 1-30 1-16 1-06 1-35 Other Constitutional Diseases.. Diseases of the Respiratory 1-18 1-69 M2 1-27 1*15 1-49 Organs . Diseases of the Organs of Cir- 3-66 3-71 2-36 2-50 3-03 3-10 culation . 1-41 1*41 1-30 1-02 1-36 1-26 Other Local Diseases . 3 89 3-53 2-79 2-94 3-36 3-23 Developmental Diseases . 1*21 2-57 1-05 2-14 1-15 2-36 Deaths by Violence. Causes ill-defined, or not speci- •59 •54 •43 •55 •51 •55 fled. 1-21 1-08 •62 •91 •94 1-00 As will be observed this table exhibits a substantial reduction, with two trifling exceptions, upon the average mortality in every category. For your further information the following table is given for the purpose of showing how Maidstone stood in respect to Zymotic disease, when compared with England and Wales as a whole, or Urban or Rural England separately. Comparative Table of Zymotic Deaths per 1,000. All Causes. Seven Zymotics. Small Pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. Fever. Diarrhoea. East Maidstone .. 15-59 1T8 • t •23 •47 •35 •06 T1 West ,, 12-19 1T8 •24 # , •06 . •49 •06 •31 WHOLE BOROUGH. 13-93 118 12 « . 15 •24 •42 •06 ■21 England and Wales 16-6 1-76 •03 •38 T6 •28 •39 T6 •35 33 Great Towns .. 18-1 2-44 •04 •63 •21 •38 •48 T9 •50 67 Large Towns .. England and Wales 16-0 1-68 •02 •31 T6 T9 •48 •20 •40 Rural . 15-7 1-33 •02 •24 •14 •23 •33 T4 •23