[Report 1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Bacup Borough.

  • Bacup (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1899
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Credit: [Report 1899] / Medical Officer of Health, Bacup Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deatlis under 1 year 89 ) Total under ,, above 1 year and under 5 ^-ears 49 j 5 years, 138. 5 „ 15 n 28 1 Ovei- 1 ^ 25 „ 19' 5 25 55 55 55 65 „ 120; years. „ ,, 65 ,, and upwards ... 93) 260. T otal ... 398 CAUSES OF MORTALITY. The deaths were due to the following oau.ses ;— Cause Under 5 Years Over 5 Years Measles 9 1 Dijjhtheria 0 2 Scarlet Fever 8 2 Croup 2 0 Whooping Cough 1 0 Diarrhoea 11 4 Influenza 0 17 Rheumatic Fever 0 2 Puerperal Fever... 0 3 Typhoid Fever ... 0 4 Rronchitis and Pneumonia 39 54 Phthisis 0 14 Iniuries, &c. 3 10 Infantile Convulsions 7 0 Erysipelas 0 2 All other Diseases 50 260 Uncertified 8 ... 5 138 260 ZYMOTIC DISEASES. H’here were 42 deaths from the seven principal zymotic diseases. 29 were under 5 years, and 13 over 5 years of age. The zymotic death-rate is 1’72 per