[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Isle of Wight) Borough.

  • Newport (Isle of Wight, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Isle of Wight) Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    D EATHS. The total number of deaths was 344 which gives a death rate of 18-2 per 1000 of the estimated resident popu¬ lation, the death rate for England and Wales being 11-9. Infantile Mortality. The Infantile Mortality rate was 23 -3 per 1000 registered live births ; the rate for England and Wales generally was 21 -4. CAUSES OF DEATH. C CIUSC. Male. Female. Tuberculosis, respiratory 2 — Tuberculosis, other — — Syphilitic disease —— — Diphtheria — — Whooping Cough — — Meningococcal infections — — Acute Poliomyelitis ... — — Measles — — Other infective and parasitic diseases — 1 Malignant neoplasm, stomach 5 5 Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus 6 2 Malignant neoplasm, breast ... — 8 Malignant neoplasm, uterus ... Other malignant and lymphatic — 4 neoplasms 15 19 Eeukaemia, aleukaemia — — Diabetes 1 — Vascular lesions of nervous system 17 28 Coronary disease, angina 29 16 Hypertension with heart disease 4 8 Other heart diseases ... 34 30 Other circulatory diseases 9 9 Influenza 1 — Pneumonia 9 8 Bronchitis 11 5 Other diseases of respiratory system 1 1 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum 2 1 Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea — 1 Nephritis and nephrosis 2 — Hyperplasia of prostate O o — Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion — — Congenital malformations 1 1 Other defined and ill-defined diseases 13 22 Motor Vehicle Accidents 1 1 All other accidents 1 5 Suicide ... — 1 Other violent causes ... — 1 All causes 167 177