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Respiratory Tuberculosis
The death rate for lung tuberculosis in 1967 was 0.04 per 1,000 population, and compared
favourably with previous years.
Deaths due to pneumonia and Bronchitis
In 1967 there were 133 deaths ascribed to bronchitis, and 210 to pneumonia. These
figures were less than those for 1966, which were 167 and 218 respectively. Both years
years enjoyed relatively mild winters and for this reason compared favourably with previous
years.
Malignant Growths of Lung and Bronchus
I reported last year that lung cancer deaths in males which had not varied greatly over
the previous eight or nine years, showed a steep increase of 20% from 155 to 186. This,
fortunately, was not continued in 1967 when 158 males died from this disease.
Female deaths from this cause which showed a fall from thirty-six to twenty-eight in
1966 rose again to thirty-five in 1967.
Coronary Disease with Angina
There were 438 deaths (253 male and 185 female) from this cause in 1967. This shows a
further fall from the 1965 and 1966 figures of 522 and 503 respectively.