[Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.

  • Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VITAL STATISTICS, 1921. SUMMARY. 9 Population estimated by the Registrar General to the middle; of the year ... ... ... 148,300 Births registered in the 52 weeks ending December M w O 24th, 1921 . Males ... 1,590 0 ]t)r Females ... L,545) ^ Deaths registered in the 52 weeks ending December 24th, 1921 . Males ... 1,105) 917o Females ... 1,07 3 j 5 Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic diseases 70 Deaths under 1 per 1,000 Births ... ... ... 109 Annual Bate of Births per 1,000 living population 21'3 Annual Rate of Mortality from all causes per 1,000 living population ... ... ... ... 14'8 Annual Rate of Mortality per 1,000 living popula¬ tion from the seven principal Zymotic diseases 0*5 Of the 2,178 deaths registered during the year 1921, 457 or 21*0 per cent, were those of children under 5 years of age. Principal Causes of Deaths. Bronchitis ... 247 Debility, Ac. 53 Pneumonia ... 176 Cancer . 152 Phthisis . ... 122 Convulsions . 23 Heart Disease... 9 9 9 • • • M Diarrhoea. 15 Measles . 9 • * • w Premature Birth 87 Apoplexy, Ac_ ../ 133 Whooping Cough ... 34