[Report 1878] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham.

  • Birmingham (England). Council.
Date:
1878
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Credit: [Report 1878] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to population and to 1,000 deaths in 1878 :— CLASS OF DISEASES. Total Deaths. Death Rate per 1,000 of the population. Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 Deaths. 1.—Seven principal Zymotic Diseases 2,421 6-3 250 2.—Pulmonary (other than Phthisis) 1,751 4-6 182 3.—Tubercular 1,015 2-6 105 4.—Wasting Diseases of Infants ... 831 2-2 86 5.—Convulsive Diseases of Infants... 648 1-6 67 NOTES. 1.—Includes Small-pox, 'Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Fever, and Diarrhoea. 3-—Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Ilickets, and Tabes. 4. —Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, Want of Breast Milk, and Premature Birth. 5. —Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.