[Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicestershire / County of Leicester County Council.

  • Leicestershire (England). County Council.
Date:
1933
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Credit: [Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicestershire / County of Leicester County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The seven chief causes of death in 1933 with the corresponding percentages of total deaths were :— (1) Heart Disease .... 20.9 (2) Cancer . 12.8 (3) Cerebral Haemorrhage 6.8 (4) Phthisis . 6.1 (5) Senility .... 5.6 (6) Influenza . 5.1 (7) Pneumonia 4.3 There has been a definite increase in the death rates from Heart Disease and Cancer which still occupy the premier positions as causes of death. The number of deaths from Cancer is the largest ever recorded in the county and the death rate shows an increase from 1.35 in 1932 to 1.45 in 1933. There has been a decrease in the number of deaths recorded as due to Phthisis and although this disease still occupies the same relative position in the Table the death rate has decreased from 0.73 in 1932 to 0.69 in 1933. The severe epidemic of Influenza in the early part of the year of which mention is made in another section of this report resulted in a marked increase in the number of deaths from this disease, thus placing Influenza amongst the chief causes of death for the year. Although there has been a slight fall in the number of deaths from Pneumonia the relatively high figure has placed this disease last upon the list of the chief causes of death to the exclusion of congenital debility which occupied this position in 1932. TABLE OF THE SEVEN CHIEF CAUSES OF DEATH. The Seven Chief Causes of Death URBAN RURAL WHOLE COUNTY Percentage of Total Deaths No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate Urban Rural Whole C’nty Heart Disease 288 2.35 445 2.38 733 2.37 20.1 21.5 20.9 Cancer 188 1.54 261 1.40 449 1.45 13.1 12.6 12.8 Cerebral Haemorrhage 106 0.82 132 0.71 238 0.77 7.4 6.4 6.8 Phthisis 86 0.70 128 0.69 214 0.69 6.0 6.2 6.1 Senility 94 0.77 101 0.54 195 0.63 6.6 4.9 5.6 Influenza 55 0.45 122 0.65 177 0.57 3.8 5.9 5.1 Pneumonia 48 0.39 101 0.54 149 0.48 3.3 4.9 4.3