Report of the Medical Officer of Health, Cairo City.

  • Egypt. Cairo City Health Inspectorate.
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[1928]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health, Cairo City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    If the 67 deaths, which occurred within a fortnight of confinement, be added, the death-rate due to child birth will be 2,379 per thousand births or 0,099 per thousand of population. See Table XVIII. Table XVI11.—Puerperal Fever, 1915-1928. Year. Cases rceorded. Deaths from Puerperal F ever. Deaths within a Fortnight of Confine¬ ment. Total Maternal Deaths. Death-rates of Puerperal Fever per 1000 Births. Death-rates of Puerperal Fever per 1000 of Population. Death-rates of all Maternal Deaths per 1000 Births. Death-rates of all Maternal Deaths per 1000 of Population. 1915 ... — 85 32 117 2*839 0*115 3*903 0*159 1916 ... — 75 29 104 2 * 406 0*113 3*336 o' 14a 1917 ... — 55 27 82 1*766 0*033 2*607 0*109' 1918 ... — 85 31 116 o ro O 0*112 4*135 0*152 1919 ... — 55 25 80 J *720 0*072 2*502 0*105- 1920 ... — 48 30 78 1*333 0*062 2*170 0*102 1921 ... — 60 28 88 1*625 0*072 2*381 0*115 1922 ... — 58 27 85 1*394 0*074 2*042 0*109 1923 ... 50 32 28 60 0*774 0*035 1*452 0*075 1924 ... 52 44 31 75 1*059 0*052 1*508 0*089 1925 ... 48 39 40 79 0*946 0*045 1*191 0*092 1926 ... 77 67 33 100 1*736 0*089 2*254 0*116 1927 ... 63 49 30 79 1*057 0*056 1*704 0*090 1928 ... 56 42 67 109 0*916 0*038 2*379 0*099 Influenza.—The total number of cases notified during the year 1928 was 1,690 as against 1,870 in 1927 and 1,203 in 1926. This gives a case-rate of 1,536 per thousand of population as against 2,138 per thousand of population in 1927 and 1,399 in 1926. The number of deaths attributed to this disease was 94 which gives a death-rate of 0.085 per thousand of population as compared with 0,170 in 1927. The number of deaths from all respiratory diseases excluding pulmonary tuberculosis was 6,764 out of which 4,993 were due to pneumonia and broncho-pneumonia. Of the 4,993 deaths from Pneumonia 3,970 were children up to 5 years of age, 334 from 5 uj) to 15 years, 260 from 15 to 35 and 429 from 35 over. See Table XIX. showing the comparison of deaths from Influenza and those from pneumonia and other respiratory diseases.