[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C.

  • Consett (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Consett U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following . table compares the figures for Consett Urban District with those of England and Wales since 1921 :— Year. No. of Deaths from Cancer. Percentage of Total Deaths. Cancer Mortality per 1,000 of Population. Consett England U.D. and Wales. 1921 9 4-5 0-73 1-21 1922 13 6-6 103 1-22 1923 13 7-3 1-61 1-26 1924 15 8-0 M4 1-29 1925 10 5-5 0-76 1-33 1926 1 5 100 1-08 1-36 ' 1927 16 9-6 M5 1-37 1928 17 10-1 1-31 1-42 1929 13 8-1 1-02 1 43 1930 14 9-0 M4 1-45 1931 15 9-3 1-21 1-48 1932 14 9-0 M2 1-51 1933 11 7-7 0-81 1-52 1934 18 12-4 1-46 1-56 1935 21 12-8 1-69 1-58 1936 14 8-6 MO DEATHS FROM PRINCIPAL EPIDEMIC DISEASES. The seven principal epidemic diseases were responsible for 18 deaths during the year compared with 10 in the previous year. Measles ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 Whooping Cough ... ... ... ... 2 Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) ... 3 Diphtheria ... ... ... ... ... 11 Scarlet Fever ... ... ... ... ... 2 “ Fever ” (Enteric, typhus, simple continued) 0 Smallpox ... ... ... .;. ... 0 18 This gives the high Zymotic death-rate of 1.42 compared with 0.80 last year. The rate for the Administrative County is 0.54. The increased rate is largely due to the increased number of deaths from Diphtheria during the year.