Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg.

  • Winnipeg (Man.). Health Department.
Date:
[1929]
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Credit: Report of the City Health Department / City of Winnipeg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Registered stillbirths increased from 182 in 1928 to 225 in 1929; this goes to offset the gain we made in the improved infant death rate. The high mortality immediately prior to and following birth still remains the chief problem in re¬ ducing infant mortality. The corrected stillbirths for 1929 totalled 168, giving a corrected rate per 1,000 live births of 46.7, against 38.5 for 1928. The registered number of births excluding stillbirths was 4,515, giving a crude birth rate of 22.01. This shows a slight decline as compared with the rate of 1928, which was 22.11. The corrected births, excluding stillbirths, numbered 3,597, giving a corrected rate of 17.54 per 1,000 population against 17.69 for 1928. * The crude cancer rate was 120.9, the highest so far recorded. In 1928 the rate was 105.2, in 1920, 79.4, in 1911, 46.7. These figures go to show that cancer is on the increase. The corrected cancer death rate for 1929 was 102.9. In the light of our present knowledge hope for reduction would seem to rest chiefly on education of our people, on the importance of early recognition of the nature of any growth or abnormality appearing anywhere in the body. Cancer if treated early is very often curable, if neglected or unrecognized, invariably fatal. Further details regarding births, deaths, etc., will be found in the report of the Statistician. These figures, with the analysis and explanations given, are of interest and importance. They extend over a period of years and should be studied in order to obtain a proper appreciation of the variations which have occurred. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The statement is divided into two parts, the first covering those services concerning the control and prevention of disease, and the second, refuse col¬ lection and disposal, and street-cleaning services.