[Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C.

  • Diss (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1911
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Credit: [Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    8. -Deaths. TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1911. URBAN DISTRICT OF I)ISS. Deaths at the subjoined ages of “ Residents ” whether occurring within or without the District. CAUSES OF DEATH. All ages. Under 1 year. 1 and tinder 2. 5 and under 15. 25 and under 45. 45 and under 65. 65 and up- wards. Diphtheria and Croup 1 ... 1 Rhthisis (.Pulmonary Tuber- culosis) ... 1 . . . 1 Tuberculous Meningitis 1 . . . 1 ... Other tuberculous diseases ... 2 1 1 ... .. Cancer, malignant disease ... 6 . . . * . . 4 2 Bronchitis 2 . . . ... ... 2 Other diseases of Respiratory Organs 2 1 1 Diarrhoea and Enteritis 2 i 1 ij Nephritis Ar Bright’s Disease 1 ... 1 Congenital Debility and Mal- formation, including pre- mature birth 1 1 , , . Violent deaths,excluding suicide 1 ... 1 Suicides 1 1 Senectus ... 13 ... 13 Other defined diseases 10 4 4 2 All causes 44 3 1 1 5 12 22 | 1 This Table shows only 2 more than last year, in spite of the fact that this number includes 5 residents of Diss whose deaths occurred outside my area. [There was only one death of a non- resident in Diss during the year.] Tubercle accounts for 4 as last year. Cancer ,, ,, 6 as against 4 in last year, And my old friend “ Senectus ” once more has the majority with 13, 5 being over 80 years of age. The rate is 1 r6 per 1000 of the population, deaths, 19 were males and 25 females. Of the total 44