[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Leigh Borough.

  • Leigh (Lancashire, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Leigh Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Population (Census 1951) . Estimated population (Mid-year estimate 1954) . Number of inhabited houses end of 1954 according to rate books ... Rateable value ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Sum represented by Penny Rate . 48,728 47,990 14,235 £270,634 £1,075 Table showing classification of causes of Deaths for the year 1954 Males Females Total Tuberculosis—Respiratory . 9 2 II Other Infective and Parasitic diseases . 1 2 3 Malignant Neoplasms—Stomach . 8 9 17 do. Lung, Bronchus 10 1 11 do. Breast . _ 9 9 do. Uterus . — 8 8 do. Other . 17 19 36 Leukaemia, Aleukaemia . 3 1 4 0l3b6t6S ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 1 1 2 Vascular Lesions of the nervous system 41 49 90 Coronary Disease, Angina . 55 31 86 Hypertension with heart disease. 4 2 6 Other heart diseases. 26 41 67 Other circulatory diseases . 8 II 19 Influenza . .. 4 —— 4 Pneumonia. 13 7 20 Bronchitis . 18 16 34 Other diseases of respiratory system. 9 — 9 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum . 1 1 2 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea . — 1 1 Nephritis and nephrosis. 5 8 13 Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion . — 2 2 Congenital malformations . 2 3 5 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 40 36 76 Motor vehicle accidents. 2 3 5 All other accidents . 7 9 16 Suicide ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 3 5 8 Homicide . 1 — 1 TOTAL . 288 277 565