[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough.

  • Tunbridge Wells (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Royal Tunbridge Wells Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    locality. Table I. on ])agc 22 compares the births and deaths rates, etc., for England and Wales and various groups of towns, Tunbridge Wells figures being inserted below. The ]h:)rough death rate, 10.3, compares favourably with 11.4, the hgure for the kingdom generally. The death rate of 10.3 is considerably lower than that of 1929. The ])roj)ortion of deaths over 05 years of age was 00.5 per cent, of the total number : and under 45 years of age it was but 17.7 per cent, of the total. The infant death rate rose to 59.1 per thousand. Eleven of the 24 deaths of infants under one year occurred during the first four weeks of life : only three were over six months old. Table showing the average number of Deaths at several ages for consecutive periods of five years. 1896 1901 1906 1911 1916 1921 1926 to to to to to to to 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1925 1930 1930* Deaths at under 1 year ... 72 57 46 40 36 23 22 24 1 2 and under 2\... „ 5/ 25 29 23 16 \ 6 / 9 3 5 5 5 2 7 5 „ 15 ... 21 11 10 16 15 6 7 8 15 „ 25 ... 20 13 14 12 21 10 10 8 25 45 „ 45\... „ 65/ 121 141 141 145 \ 47 /107 36 104 37 118 38 109 65 and upwards 154 178 205 234 245 276 307 300 *The mortality for 1930 is inserted for comparison. Infectious Diseases.—^Influenza was not prevalent, only four deaths being attributed to this disease ; of these, three were deaths of persons over 75 years of age. The outbreak of Mumps in the autumn of 1929 continued up to mid-year 1930. There was also a sharp outbreak of Measles in the later spring months. Apart from these two diseases, there was no special incidence of infectious illness. No classes or schools were closed for infection. A table is appended shewing the actual number of deaths from certain causes in five-yearly periods from 1886 onwards.