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[1920
DEATHS FROM THE DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
These diseases, which include Chronic and Acute Bronchitis, Pneumonia,
Pleurisy and Asthma, caused 822 deaths, or 52 more than in 1919. They
were equal to a death-rate of 2.45 per 1,000 of the civil population, and
represented 18.4 per cent. of the total deaths registered in the borough.
Acute Bronchitis.—There were 106 deaths as compared with 149 in the
previous year. 50 occurred among males, and 56 among females. The deaths
of 28 infants under 12 months were registered.
Chronic Bronchitis.—244 deaths were ascribed to it, 118 being males
and 126 females. This return is 1 below that for 1919.
Pneumonia (All forms).—Four hundred and nineteen deaths were
registered, of which 237 were males and 182 females. They are 95 above
the number who died in 1919. It was very fatal to infants under a year old,
among whom it caused 125 deaths, while between the ages of 1 and 5 years
95 died from it. Above 5 years of age the deaths numbered 199.
88 Deaths occurred in Public Institutions, chiefly the Workhouse
Infirmaries.
Pleurisy—From this disease 12 deaths were registered. Only 2 deaths
occurred in Public Institutions.
Asthma and Emphysema.—Eighteen deaths were recorded from these
diseases, all of which were adults.
Other Diseases of the Respiratory System.—Twenty-three
deaths were registered from them, as contrasted with 9 in 1919.
VENEREAL DISEASES.
Thirteen deaths were ascribed to these diseases, as compared with an
equal number for 1919. They were 4 below the mean of the preceding ten
years 1910-19.
The annual average number of deaths recorded during ten years from
them at three groups of ages has been as follows:—Under 1 year 10 deaths
1-5 years 1 death, and over 5 years 6 deaths, making an average total of 17
per annum.