[Report 1901] / Medical Officer of Health, Aspull D.C.

  • Aspull (England). District Council.
Date:
1901
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    aSPULL, near WIGAN, February 14th, 1902. To the Chairman and Members of the As'puU District Gouncil. Gentlemen, I beg to submit to you my Annual Report for tlie year ending December 31st, 1901, also the various lists reiiuired by the Local Government Boai'd and County Council. The past year has been in many respects a remarkable one ; certain diseases have been prevalent which for many j’ears have been conspicuous by their absence, T refer chiefly to diphtheria. The long-continued drought and excessively hot weather was no doubt responsiVile to a large extent for their presence. No less than 62 cases were reported of Diphtheria and INlembranous Croup, causing 19 deaths. It is fortunate the number of Typhoids reported were below tlie average; only 8 came under notice, resulting in 2 deaths. The number of Births registered was 310— 51 ales 163, Females 147- -giving a birth-rate of 36-9 per 1,000 per annum, slightly in excess of the average of the past 10 years, which was 36-8. The deaths numViered 187—^Males 95, Females 92- —equal to a fleat i-rate of 22-3. This is unfortunate^ in excess of the past 10 years’ average, which was 18-9. It is .so)iiewhat surprising that w hereas the general death-rate exceeds the average for tlie past 10 years, the rate of infants under 1 year is much below. Forty-seven deaths were recorded of childi-en under 1 year, giving a rate of 151-6 per 1,000 births. Last year it was 1841, in 1899 204-4, and the average for the past 10 years 167-1. The followin g tables will no doubt be interesting U nder 1 year 47 deaths were registered. Between 1 and 5 years 44 n „ 5 15 „ 14 )» „ 15 25 „ 9 •5 »» „ 25 65 ,, 47 65 j^ears and over 26 ” Total 187 Under 1 and 5 and 15 and 25 and 65 AJl 1 under under under and and Ages. yerir. 5. 15. 25. 65. over. Measles 4 2 2 ticarlet Fever 4 2 2 Diphtheria and Membranous Croup 19 1 13 5 Croup 1 1 Typhoid Fever... 2 1 1 Diarrhn-a 14 8 3 2 1 Enteritis 13 6 6 1 Puerperal Fever 1 1 Erysipe'as 3 1 2 Phthisis 3 1 •) Other Tuberculous Diseases.. 6 3 2 1 Cancer 4 1 3 Bronchitis 16 4 3 4 5 Pneumonia 20 4 7 2 1 5 1 Premature Birth 8 8 Diseases and Accidents of Parturition 4 1 3 Heart Disease.s 12 2 8 2 Accidents 9 2 2 5 .Suicides 1 1 ... All other causes 43 7 3 1 2 16 14 187 47 44 14 9 47 26