Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg.

  • Johannesburg (South Africa)
Date:
[1936]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health on the public health and sanitary circumstances of Johannesburg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CAUSES OF DEATH. The causes of and ages at death and the local distribution are analysed in the usual Tables for “ Whites,” “ Natives,” “ Eurafricans ” and “ Asiatics ” respectively. For reasons of economy, these voluminous tables have not, however, been printed, but are available for inspection. FACTORS OF MORTALITY, 1933-34, 1934-35 AND 1985-3G. 11)33-31 1934-37) ! 1935-36 Deaths Rates Deaths Rates Deaths Rates ( w- 32 014 16 0'06 16 0'06 Ji N. 82 0’49 60 0'33 67 0'35 )| E. 6 0'41 3 0'20 2 0'09 V A. 2 0 19 1 0'09 i O'10 ( W. 2 0 009 12 O'05 7) 0'02 )| N. 6 0’03 4 0'02 0'03 : E. 1 0’06 1 O'06 3 O'14 \ A. — — 1 O'09 2 0'20 / W. I 0'004 5 0'02 7 0'027 ’ ) N. — — — — — — ) E- — — — — i O'OL V A. ■7 ~ ’ ~ ( VV‘ 14 O'Ofl 6 002 11 0'04 J N. 12 0 07 6 003 7 0 037 ) E' 1 0*06 1 0'06 4 O'19 1 A. 4 0 38 — — — -* , VV. 16 0'07 23 0'09 14 0'05 J N. 5 0-03 2 O'Ol 1 0*003 ) K. 2 O' 13 — — 2 0'09 \ A. — — i O'Ol) — — ( W* 41 O' 18 30 012 135 0'53 )\ N- 21 O'12 21 0 12 37 O'19 1 K 2 0 13 3 O'20 6 0'28 A- — 1 O'Ol) 6 0 61 ( w. 63 O'28 62 O'25 60 0'23 ) N. 223 1*34 209 1*17 220 115 ) F, 25 1'17 33 214 43 2'04 l A. 12 1'15 6 0'86 10 1 *02 6 002 5 0 02 7 0'0'27 ) N. 40 0'24 35 0 ID 45 0'23 )\ E. 4 027 4 0*17 5 O'23 \ A. — — 2 O'18 2 0*20 f vv. 222 roo 229 099 248 0*99 J N- 28 0'16 26 014 25 O' 13 1 E* 4 0'27 10 0'68 12 0'37 l A. 6 O'51 8 O'75 2 0*20 | i W- 23 O'10 40 O'16 1!) 007 j N. 46 0 27 122 0*66 31 016 1 E’ 5 0 34 3 O'20 2 009 ' A. — — 3 0'28 3 O'30 ( W- 67 O'30 83 0'34 77 0'30 J N. 12 0'07 10 O'05 H 0 07 1 E- 10 0'68 8 0'68 9 O'4 2 v A. 3 0 28 3 O'28 1 O'lO |I DISEASE Enteric Fever Measles Scarlet Fever .... Whooping Cough Diphtheria and Croup Influenza Tuberculosis of Lungs Other Forms of Tuberculosis... Cancer Meningitis Cerebral Haemorrhage and Softening DISEASE Diseases of the Heart Acute Bronchitis Ch ronic Bronchitis .. Pneumonia Silicosis Other Respiratory Diseases Diarrhoea and Enteritis Acute Nephritis and Bright’s Disease Congenital Malformation Premature & Early Infancy Violent Deaths 1933-34 1934-35 193 5-36 Deaths Rates Deaths Rates Deaths Rates vv. 354 1*54 384 1*60 411 1*63 N. 207 1*24 188 1'02 144 0'75 E. 40 2'78 44 2'99 39 1*85 A. 21 2*02 27 •2'84 23 2'34 W. 25 0'1 1 13 0-05 25 0'099 X. 183 1*10 151 O' 81 125 O'65 E. 14 O'9 7 17 1*15 22 1 *04 A. 15 1*44 2 1*13 15 1*53 W. 71 O'31 70 0'29 48 0* 19 N 39 O'23 50 0'26 15 0'07 E. 13 0'90 14 O'95 4 O'19 A 4 0'38 8 0'75 7 0*71 VV. 300 1 '65 37)6 1'48 395 1'65 N. 1.131 6'81 1.078 5'90 973 5*091 E 89 6'20 63 4'28 156 7*42 A. 40 3'86 51 4*8 66 6* 72 VV. 34 O' 15 27 0*1 1 41 O'16 N. 0 O'03 6 O'03 10 O'05 E. 3 0'20 2 O'13 5 0'24 A — — — _ i O'lO VV 31 0*13 26 O'lO 74 0*29 N. 25 O' 15 33 O'17 43 0*22 E. 5 O'3 4 1 0'06 15 0*71 A. 3 0'28 3 0*28 9 O'91 W. 125 0'56 101 0'22 130 0*51 N. 772 4'65 540 2'95 537 2*81 E. 61 4'25 60 4*08 76 3*61 A. 38 3*67 29 2'73 24 2'44 VV. 89 O'40 127 O'52 110 0*43 N. 71 0'42 75 0'41 62 O'32 E. 15 1*04 3 0*20 9 0'43 A. 4 0'38 3 O'28 1 0*10 W. 144 0'64 161 0'67 167 0'66 N. 220 1'32 224 1*22 172 0*90 E. 30 2'09 39 2*65 45 2*14 A 20 1'93 11 1 03 8 0*81 VV. 161 O' 72 225 0*97 146 0*58 X. 411 2'4 7 368 2'01 365 1*91 E 19 1'32 13 0'88 12 0'37 A. 6 0'57 1 O'09 7 0*71 The following observations are suggested by an inspection of this table: —