[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • North Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, North Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Illegitimacy. The number of illegitimate live births registered during the year was 266 (12 more than in 1953) ; the position shows a marked improvement on 1944 and 1945 when the number was 462 and 547 respectively. On the basis of population the illegitimate birth rate was -70 compared with -67 in 1952 and 1953, the rate per 1,000 live births being 43-68 as compared with 41-47 in 1953 and 42-67 in 1952. Stillbirths. The number of stillbirths registered in 1954 was 147 (an increase of 14 on the previous year). Further analysis of these figures into sexes indicates that there were 89 male and 58 female stillbirths. The rate per 1,000 total births was 23-57 in 1954 ; this rate compares with 21 -25 for 1953 and 22-82 in 1952. Deaths and Death Rates. During 1954 the total number of deaths registered for the Riding was 4,372 (2,243 males and 2,129 females). The total figure gives an annual death rate of 11-5 in 1954 (per 1,000 estimated population), which is slightly higher than the figure (11 -3) for the previous year ; in terms of urban and rural districts the death rates for the seven years ended 31st December, 1954, were as follows :— Death Rates. North Riding : 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Urban Districts 12-1 13-1 13-0 13-8 12-3 12 2 12 1 Rural Districts 11-5 12-0 10-8 11-3 9-9 10-3 10-7 Administrative County 11 -8 12-6 12-0 12-6 11-2 113 115 England and Wales 10-8 11-7 11-6 12-5 11-3 11-4 113 The particulars of the number of deaths and the sanitary districts are tabulated at the end of this report. rates in the several Mortality at Different Ages from various Causes. The details supplied by the Registrar General are shewn on at the end of this report. The principal causes of death in the County during 1954 follows, the figures for 1953 being also given. 1953 1954 Influenza 30 28 Heart diseases 1,530 1,631 Other circulatory diseases 168 211 Bronchitis 140 141 Pneumonia 158 135 Congenital Malformations 27 35 Tuberculosis of the respiratory system . . 42 39 Tuberculosis (other forms) 17 11 Cancer, malignant disease 696 674 Vascular lesions of nervous system 635 632 Nephritis and nephrosis 46 56 Table 3 were as