Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of the city and borough of Pietermaritzburg.

  • Pietermaritzburg (South Africa). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1958]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of the city and borough of Pietermaritzburg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1958. 2~ LE APING VI TAT, STATISTICS 31st DECEMBER, 1Q5G. i (Average Rate for period 1948 - 1957 in brackets for comparison), European Native Coloured Asiatic * POPULATION (Estimated) at December 3ist,1958 33,430 29,500 4,997 29,650 BIRTHS REGISTERED BIRTH RATE (Per 1,000 Population] 793 20.8 (22.1) 669 22.7 (23.0) 217 43.4 (46.4) 779 26.3 (44.8) ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS (Percentage of total births) 9 l.# (0.9f) 370 55.3^(46.7$ 28 12.9^(21.3^) 15 t DEATHS CRUDE DEATH RATE (Corrected for outward transfer) 350 9.1 (9.3) 250 9.2 (10.6) 26 5.2 (11.8) 146 4.9 (8.6) INFANTILE MORTALITY (Ud to 1 Ye? deaths. RATE (Per 1,000 Births) ir) 17 21.3 (23.6) 106 158.4 (181.3) 6 23.1 (68.1) 26 ■ \ 33.4 (45.5) DEATHS in children from 1-4 years (incl.) RATE (Per 1,000 Population) 2 0.05 (0.2) 46 1.6 (1.6) 2 0.4 (1.0) 12 1 1 0.4 (0.8) | j PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS Code No. 015„ DEATHS RATE (Per 1,000 Population) 2 0.05 (0.13)| 11 0.4 (l.o) 0 0 (0.9) 1 i 8 0.3 (0.7) j TUBERCULOSIS - OTHER FORES Code Nos. 016 - 025, DEATHS HATE (Per 1,000 Population) 0 0 (0.02) 4 0.1 (0.2) 0 0 (0.2) t 1 0.03 (0.1) j ENTERIC FEVER Code No. 001. DEATHS RATE (Per 1,000 Population) 0 0 (0.01) 1 0.03 (0.1) 0 0 (0.04) 0 0 (0.03) CANCER AND OTHER TUMOURS Code Nos. 100 - 136. DEATHS RATE (Per 1,000 Population) 58 1.5 (1.2) 12 0.4 (0.2) 3 0.6 (0.8) 3 0.1 (0.3) DISEASES OF THE HEART AND CIRCTJIATORY S YS1EM Code Nos a 350 - 368. DEATHS RATE (Per 1,000 Population) 103 2.7 (3.7) 30' 1.0 (1.2) 5 1.0 (2.3) 30 1.0 (1.7) BRONCHITIS AND PNEUMONIA Code Nos. 402 - 406. DEATHS RATE (Per 1,000 Population) 23 0o6 (0.5) 42 1.4 (1.6) 0 0 (1.1) 14 0.5 (1.1) 1 , , 1 * (Temporary visitors and the Inmates of Gaols and Hospitals are not included). BIRTHS AND DEATHS ARE CORRECTED FOR OUTWARD TRANSFERS ONLY