[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross & Whitchurch R.D.C.

  • Ross and Whitchurch (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross & Whitchurch R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Births: registered, population, A total of 232 live Births ( ill males, and 121 females) were giving a Birth rate of 1 S'*5 per thousand, of the estimated resident compared with 20.3 per tli \'zt firduid and 7/ales. The number of illegitimate 3 females) which is 5• of the total liv live births was 13 (6 males and Births. Still Births:- There were 10 still Births registered, which gives a rate of 0*9 per thousand of the estimated resident population. Deaths:- The actual number of deaths recorded as having occurred within the Rural District is 185 (94 males and 91 females) after the deduction of deaths of non-residents and the addition of deaths of residents which occurred outside the District. This gives a crudo death rate of 15*6. per thousand of the estimated population. This crude death rate is higher than that for England and Wales 12.0 per 1,000 estimated resident population. It is not possible at the present time to givo a corrected death rate. It will be noticed that the number of mfile deaths is very near to the number of female deaths. The commonest whilst arterial disease comes causo of death was heart disease,' 56 deaths*' next with 21 deaths. This is the usual experience in every area. A table of Causes of Death according to sex is given at the end of this Section. Cancer Deaths:- There were 23 deaths (12 males and 11 females) attributed to all forms of cancer, giving a death rate of 1.9 per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. Infant Mortality:- There were 12 deaths of infants under one year of ago, giving a total infant mortality rate of 51*7 per thousand total live birth3. Tho number of illegitimate infants included in the total infant deaths was 1• Deaths from Diarrhoea Under Two years of age:- There were no deaths from diarrhoea, undor two yeans of ago, Deaths fro Notifiable Infectious Disease:-* Eleven deaths (5 males and 6 females) were attributed to pneumohia, which was the single notifiable infectious disoa.se giving rise to death. The following table givo3 the causes of death according to sex.for the year:-