[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Liskeard Borough.

  • Liskeard (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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    PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF DEATH_- ALL AGES, - 1959 ST^GERMANS LfSKEARD 'SALT ASH TORPOINT LISKEARD L00E HEALTH DISEASE_ R.D. R.D. M,B„ U.D. M.B. U.D. AREA NO.7 Heart disease 73 78 32 16 33 27 279 Cancer (all sites) 40 26 20 10 15 19 130 Vascular lesions of the nervous system (stroke) 36 20 17 7 16 11 107 Respiratory disease 14 11 6 6 2 2 41 Circulatory disease 11 3 7 3 4 mm 28 Accident s 7 6 1 2 1 mm * 17 Genito-urinary disease 4 3 1 mm 1 3 12 Digestive disease 2 3 1 mm 1 mm 7 Suicide 2 3 1 - 1 - 7 * Includes 3 motor vehicle accidents. APPENDIX 2. ST.GERMANS LISKEARD SALTASH T0RP0INT LISKEARD L00E HEALTH TYPE OP DISEASE R.D. R.D. M.B. U.D. M.B. U.D. AREA NO.7 Coronary disease,angina 32 30 20 6 8 10 106 Hypertension with heart disease 2 5 mm- 1 3 2 13 Other heart disease 39 43 12 9 42 15 160 Cancer of stomach 4 4 4 3 1 3 19 Cancer of lung & bronchus 6 - 4 2 4 2 18 Cancer of breast 5 3 2 • mm 2 12 Cancer of uterus 1 3 - - 1 5 Leukaemia 2 mm 1 — - 1 4 Other canocrs 22 16 2„ _ . A _ 10 10 72 APPENDIX 5. DEATHS BY AGE GROUPS_ -1959 “o’ - 5 5-15 15-45 45-65 65-75 75 YEARS DISTRICT YEARS YEARS YEARS YEARS YEARS AND OVER ALL AGES ST. GERMANS R.D 6 1 2 39 6l 105 214 LISKEARD R.D. 4 mm 9 33 W. 77 164 SALTASH M.B. - 1 2 24 31 35 93 TORPOINT U.D. - — 2 9 13 23 47 LISKEARD M.B. — 1 1 15 28 60 105 LOOE U.D. — — 1 15 14 „ 3£ _ 66 HEALTH AREA NO. 7 10 3 -21— 188 __689 _ APPENDIX A AVERAGE AGE AT DEATH - 1959 “DISTRICT MALES FEMALES ST. GERMANS R.D. 69 72 LISKEARD R.D. 67 71 SALTASH MB. 68 72 TORPOINT U.D. 72 71 LISKEARD M.B. 75 76 LOOE U.D. 73 _ _74