[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Lytham St Annes Borough.

  • Lytham St. Anne's (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Lytham St Annes Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    -3- CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE BOROUGH OF LYTHAM ST. ANNES. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. Causes of Death Male 1947 Female Total 1 Male 1948 Female Tot al Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers — —■ | Cerebro-spinal fever 1 1 Scarlet fever -*• “ Whooping cough Diphtheria “ Tuberculosis of respiratory systei Other forms of tuberculosis Syphilitic diseases ■n 5 I 6 1 1 11 1 1 5 a 2 3 2 8 2 o Influenza _ 3 3 1 (Zj 1 Measles Acute polio-myelitis and polio- 1 - 1 - encephalitis 1 1 Acute infectious encephalitis Cancer of bucal cavity and 1 - 1 1 1 2 oesophagus (M); uterus (P) 5 4 9 i 3 3 6 ! Cancer of stomach and duodenum 6 6 12 8 9 17 Cancer of breast 1 14 15 5 5 Cancer of all other sites 22 32 54 19 25 44 Di a be t e s 2 2 1 5 6 Intra-cranial vascular lesions 33 46 79 37 46 83 Heart diseases Other diseases of circulatory 94 72 166 56 89 145 system 6 8 14 10 10 20 Bronchitis 15 16 31 23 10 33 Pneumonia 7 5 12 3 2 5 i Other respiratory diseases 2 1 ry o 3 2 5 Ulcer of stomach or duodenum 3 2 5 4 1 5 i Diarrhoea under 2 years mm 1 1 1 i! Appendicitis 1 I 1 1 Other dL gestive diseases 4 4 8 7 10 17 Nephritis 11 14 25 2 8 10 Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis M Other maternal causes M 1 1 Premature birth Congenital malformations; birth 5 1 6 - 1 1 injuries; infantile diseases 7 1 8 4 2 6 Suicide 2 1 3 3 1 4 Road traffic accidents 1 1 2 1 3 Other violent causes 4 3 7 2 6 8 All other causes 1 19 26 45 23 21 44 All causes .. Total .. ! I 256 271 527 1 219 L 266 485 STATISTICS (F THE AREA. 1. POPULATION. The population of the Borough at the middle of 1948 is estimated by the Registrar-General at 30,310; 750 less than in 1947 and 4,550 more than at the last census (1931).