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

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

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    Causes of Death (continued). Males. Females. 14. Diabetes 2 1 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc 13 21 16. Heart Disease 16 27 17. Arterio-sclerosis 8 8 18. Bronchitis 12 20 19. Pneumonia (all forms) 23 16 20. Other Respiratory Diseases 1 1 21- Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum 5 — 22. Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) 3 1 23. Appendicitis and Typhlitis 3 1 24. Cirrhosis of Liver 1 1 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis 14 13 26. Puerperal Sepsis — — 27. Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition •—. 3 28. Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth 17 6 29. Suicide 4 — 30. Other Deaths from violence 7 4 31. Other defined diseases 60 48 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown 3 3 Special Causes (included above)— Cerebro-Spinal Fever — — Poliomyelitis — — Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age— Total 40 13 Illegitimate 2 1 Total Births '. 392 361 Legitimate 376 343 Illegitimate 16 18 Population 38,720 The death-rate for the year was 11.57 per 1,000, and is the lowest rate on record.