[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Chorley R.D.C.

  • Chorley (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1896
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Credit: [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Chorley R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1896. 1895. 1894. 1893. Sub-Districts. No. of Death No. of Death No. of Deatli No. of Death Deaths. Eate. Deaths. Eate. Deaf] IS. Eate. Deaths. Eate. Cliorley 63 15‘7 67 16-7 71 17-8 58 14-9 Brindle 42 11-9 59 16 6 46 12-9 79 22-0 1 Croston 57 15-7 69 19-0 56 15-3 62 17-1 1 Leyland 80 17-8 75 17-3 71 16-5 80 18-5 Eivington 11 5-4 32 16 0 18 9-0 25 12-5 Totals . 253 14-40 302 17-26 262 14-97 304 17-37 The most marked decrease in the Death rate has occurred in the Eivington sub-district. Tliero is a decided decrease in Brindle and Croston and a slight decrease ia Chorlej sub-districts; whilst Leylaufl shows a little increase in the number of Deaths. The decrease in the Mortality of 1890, obtained throughout each t|uarter of the year, as you will see from the following Table. TABLE D. Year. First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Totals. j 1896 66 71 49 67 253 1895 86 73 60 83 302 1894 75 68 68 51 262 1893 68 86 72 78 304 Whilst the mortality in each quarter of 1896 was below that of the similar quarter of 1895, the number of Deaths in the first and third quarters in 1896 Avas loAver than any recorded in the similar quarters of the three preceding years. From Table E, in which the Deaths of each Sub-District are ari'anged under the respective Ages at which they occurred, you will see that the decrease in the nuuiber of Deaths in 1896 as compared with that in 1895 was chiefly in Adults between 25 and 65 years of age, and in old people, and to a less extent in Children betv^een 1 and 5. There Avas, hoAveA^er, a slight increase in the Deaths of Infants under one year of age. TABLE B. No. of Deaths 1 5 15 25 65 Sub-Districts. under 1 and under and under and under and under and Totals. Aear of age. 5 15 25 65 upAcards. Cliorley 20 9 1 19 11 63 Brindle 12 1 1 5 10 13 42 Croston 10 i> f> 6 2 20 16 57 Leyland 26 7 4 0 w 25 16 80 Eivington . . 4 1 1 • • 4 1 11 Totals in 1896 72 21 15 10 78 57 253 1 Totals in 1895 68 31 17 10 101 i 0 302