[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, St Andrews.

  • St. Andrews (Scotland). Council.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, St Andrews. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Congen. debil., prem. birth, malformation, etc., .. 3 Old age, .. .. .. -. . • 3 Suicide, .. .. .. .. .. 3 Othei’ violence, .. .. .. .. 4 Causes ill-defined or unknown, .. .. .. 1 Total, .. 105 Sixty-one per cent, of the people who died were 05 years of age and over. During the 1925-1929 quinquennium the corres- ponding percentage was 53 and during the 1930-1934 quinquen- nium it was 59. Therefore as knowledge increases with the passing of years more and more people are living to a riper old age. Thirty-one per cent, of the total deaths occurred among people in the age group 35 to 65 years as compared with 24 per cent, in 1933. 3-5 per cent, of deaths as compared with 11 per cent, in the previous year occurred in the age group 10 to 34 years. Only 4-5 per cent, of deaths occurred among children of 9 years and under. In short, there is taking place a steady shifting of the weight of mortality from the early and mature periods of life to later years and the balance still swings outwards, giving promise of a still fuller and longer life. Variations in Mortality from Selected Causes. The following Table gives an indication in convenient form of the variations in mortality from selected causes at all ages since 1925. The figures represent the actual number of deaths :— Year. Diphtheria. Influenza. ^3 Respiratory. a CD —i Other Tuber- ~ eulous Diseases -• Cancer. Cerebral Haemorrhage. Diseases of Heart and Arteries. Pneumonia, (all forms.) .2 *-S £ pq •si'ptupuoddy X S - s r .1 > 5 '3 2 .x- * V ^ Q ‘ — U - L — w ^ 5i < 1934 1 13 23 24 4 i 2 6 1933 — 2 2 2 12 IS 34 8 2 2 1 1 1932 1 3 5 I 17 15 25 2 3 3 2 3 1931 — 1 5 — 15 19 24 12 2 — 4 1 1930 3 1 3 i 13 18 17 8 2 1 1 1 1929 1 0 6 2 16 24 25 0 1 — — 3 1928 — 2 5 — 10 19 10 4 1 2 — 4 1927 — — i — 14 11 19 5 5 I 2 3 1920 — 2 3 — 10 13 18 5 2 i 1 — 1925 4 4 4 13 15 14 5 5 i 1 2