[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Chester-le-Street R.D.C.

  • Chester-le-Street (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Chester-le-Street R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following were the chief causes of death during the yeai 1964 1965 No. of deaths % of total deaths No. of deaths %of total deaths Diseases of heart and circulatory system 226 51.7 246 53.9 Cancer 78 17.5 79 17.3 Respiratory diseases 55 12.6 53 11.6 Violence (4 road traffic deaths, 8 other violent causes, 4 suicide) 24 5.4 16 3.5 Tuberculosis (all forms) .. 4 0.9 2 0.4 Chief Causes of Death Points to note concerned with the statistics above are; — 1. Diseases of the heart and circulatory system continue to hold leading place in the death tables. 55.9% of all deaths in the district come under this heading, and almost half of these were diue to coronary thrombosis. 2. Deaths from cancer showed little change. 17.3% were due to this cause. 3. Tuberculosis was responsible for only two deaths. 4. Violent deaths feU from 24 in 1964 to 16 in 1965, road deaths falling from 7 to 4, and suicide from 8 to 4.
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