[Report 1893] / Medical Officer of Health, Torquay Borough.

  • Torquay (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1893
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Credit: [Report 1893] / Medical Officer of Health, Torquay Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Death Rale for Torquay, as required by the Local Government Board for 1893. NAME OF UNDER OVER DISEASE 5 YEARS 5 YEARS Small Pox 0 0 Scarlatina 0 0 Diphtheria 0 1 Membraneous Croup 2 0 Typhus \ ... 0 0 Enteric / ... 0 0 Continued > Fevers ... 0 0 Relapsing v ... 0 0 Puerperal ' ... 0 ... . 0 Cholera 0 0 Erysipelas 0 . 0 Measles 0 0 Whooping Cough 8 0 Diarrhoea and Dysentery 2 0 Rheumatic Fever 0 1 Ague ... 0 0 Phthisis 3 . 67 Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy 18 46 Heart Disease ... 0 35 Injuries 0 . 17 All other Diseases 61 174 Total for 1893 94 241 435 These figures should be compared with those of previous vears, as seen in the following table :— CAUSES OF DEATH IN TORQUAY FOR TEN YEARS. CAUSES. ’84 ’85 ’86 ’87 ’88 ’89 ’90 ’91 ’92 ’93 Small Pox ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scarlatina ... 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Diptheria ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Membraneous Croup 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 / Typhus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ! o u \ Enteric or Typhoid ... 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 o >> J Continued 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J Relapsing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V Puerperal 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Cholera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Erysipelas ... 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 Measles 3 5 4 0 12 2 1 3 8 0 Whooping Cough ... 1 5 3 2 1 0 16 0 2 8 Diarrhoea and Dysentery... 15 2 3 3 1 3 1 1 3 o JmJ Rheumatic Fever ... 0 1 5 1 3 1 0 4 1 1 Ague... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Phthisis 41 60 61 52 64 52 67 67 60 70 Bronchitis, Pleurisy, and Pneumonia 64 55 59 38 52 51 63 53 64 64 Heart Disease 32 35 39 39 39 48 36 44 38 35 Injuries 5 8 3 9 6 10 8 9 13 17 All other Diseases... 218 218 228 184 228 199 235 214 228 235 Total. 385 396 412 333 408 370 429 402 420 435