[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham.

  • Birmingham (England). Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TIic distribution of the deaths from Respiratory Diseases over the wards of the City follows :— Death-Rate per 1,000 from Respiratory Diseases. was as Death-rate Central Wards Middle Ring Outer Ring Ward. 1926. r .St. Paul’s 2.62 1 St. .Mary’s 4.04 I Duddeston and Nechells 2.98 St. Bartholomew’s 2.50 St. Martin’s and Deritend 2.85 .Market Hall 2.60 .. Lady wood 1.92 J Lozells 1.74 Aston 2.42 Washwood Heath 1.41 Saltley 1.17 Small Heath 1.27 > .Sparkbrook 1.35 Balsall Heath 2.32 Edgbaston 1.91 Rotton Park 2.16 } All Saints’ 2.03 t Soho 1.89 Sand well 1.73 Handsworth 1.31 Erdington North 1.12 Erdington South 0.86 Yardley 1.03 .‘\cock’s Green 0.96 Sparkhill 1.02 \Ioselev and King’s Heath 1.10 Selly Oak King’s Norton 1.01 1.35 Northfield 1.03 Harborne 1.32 n respiratory diseases at ages is shown below. Average 2.79 Average 1.78 Average 1.21 Under 1 year 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years o—24 years 25—34 years 3.1—44 years 4.)—54 years 5;’)—64 years (■).)—74 years 75 and over Deaths. Death-Rate l>er 1,000. 301 17.69 124 7.60 46 2.79 20 1.17 10 0.57 66 0.18 58 0.38 116 0.83 185 1.66 208 3.15 336 9.80 329 27.24 Cases of acute i’rimary and acute Influenz Dciwrtment and a visit is paid to the home by a Health \'isitor (see page 23). il I’neumonia are reported to the Public Health DEATHS IN INSTITUTIONS. Of the 10,847 deaths in 1926, 4,462 occurred in institutions, viz. :— 2,776 in Poor Law Institutions. 307 in publicly provided Fever Hospitals. 2.58 in publicly provided Sanatoria. 925 in other Hospitals charitably supported. 159 in Private Nursing Homes. 37 in Homes.