[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City.

  • Wakefield (England). City Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Wakefield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table gives the chief causes of death :— No. of deaths 1938 Percentage of deaths from all causes Total Males Females 1938 1937 Heart Disease . . 198 103 95 28.9 26.1 Cancer . . 92 45 47 13.4 12.5 Cerebral Haemorrhage Congenital Debility, Malformations, and 55 27 28 8.0 9.0 Premature Birth 40 25 15 5.8 4.5 Senility . . 31 15 16 4.5 6.8 There were 198 deaths from Heart Disease (103 males and 95 females) giving a death rate of 3.58 per 1,000 of the population compared with 3.21 in 1937 and 2.46, the average for the ten years 1928-37. 96 per cent, of the deaths were of persons 45 years of age and over, 64 per cent, persons 65 years of age and over, 30 per cent, persons 75 years of age and over. The number of deaths was 19 more than in 1937. There were 92 deaths from Cancer (45 males and 47 females) giving a death rate of 1.66 compared with 1.54 in 1937 and 1.56 the average for the ten years 1928-37. The number of deaths was 6 more than in 1937. There were 55 deaths from Cerebral Haemorrhage (27 males and 28 females) giving a death rate of 0.99 compared with 1.11 in 1937 and 1.22 the average for the ten years 1928-37. The i number of deaths was 7 less than in 1937. There were 23 deaths from Pneumonia (17 males and 6 females) giving a death rate of 0.42 compared with 0.68 in 1937 and 0.86 the average for the ten years 1928-37. The number of deaths was 15 less than in 1937. There were 32 deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) (18 1 males and 14 females) giving a death rate of 0.58 compared with 0.62 in 1937 and 0.81 the average for the ten years 1928-37. The number of deaths was 3 less than in 1937.