[Report 1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Bowland R.D.C.

  • Bowland (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1899
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Bowland R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    3/10 (page 2)
    2 * Co tbe Chairman anb Gentlemen OF THE Bowlanb IRural district Council. Gentlemen, It is again my duty to present my Annual Report. There have been 67 deaths during the year in the whole district, as against Deaths. Death rate per 1000 per annum. 61 ... 00 Oh 00 ... II-5 ... 1898 92 ... 1897 ... 17-3 - 1897 76 ... 1896 ... 14-3 ... 1896 83 ... 1895 ... 15-68 ... Oh 00 60 ... rj- Oh 00 ... n-3 ... 1894 75 - 1893 ... 14-17 ... 1893 60 ... 1892 ... n-3 ... 1892 97 1891 ... 18-3 ... 1891 79 - 1890 ... 13-5 ... 1890 This, therefore, gives a death-rate for the year 1899 of 12-6. Of the 67 Deaths— 24 were registered at Gisburn 15 „ „ Slaidburn. 26 „ ,, Clitheroe (sub district). 2 „ ,, Whalley. 67 Thirty-one were Males and 36 Females. There were 9 deaths in children under five years, 6 of which were infants under one year. Twenty-nine were old people of over 65 years, 3 deaths were from the emergencies of child birth. There were n Deaths from Bronchitis and Pneumonia. 5 ,, Heart Disease 4 „ Injuries. 1 „ Typhoid Fever. 46 jj All other causes. 67