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Death-Rates
1895
(year of
Dr. Priestley's
Appointment)
1925
Annual
average
3 years
1895-1924
General death-rate
Zymotic deat-rate
Measles death-rate
Whooping Cough death-rate
Diarrhoeal death-rate
Typhoid Fever death-rate
Tuberculosis (all forms) death rate
Tuberculosis (Phthisis or Consumption)
death-rate
Diphtheria death-rate
Scarlet Fever death rate ...
Smallpox ...
19.50
2.60
0.53
0.46
0.90
0.09
2.20
1.60
0.36
0.18
0.00
12.0
0.50
0.02
0.15
0.10
001
1.07
0.87
0.17
0.03
0.00
15.0
1.40
0.32
0.25
0.50
0.05
1.80
1.01
0.20
0.08
0.00
The Inner and Outer Wards or Districts vary as follow:—
Inner Wards or Districts—
General rate
Zymotic rate
Outer Wards or Districts—
General rate
Zymotic rate
26.5
4.4
16.6
1.7
13.7
0.8
11.1
0.3
18.
2.1
13.3
1.0
IN.is.—All aeatn-rates are corrected ana are expressed in
terms per thousand of the population (estimated to the
middles of the years).
Infantile mortality (corrected) 152.00 44.80 113.70
per 1,000 registered births (uncorrected).
I have, again, to put on record the valuable work of the Male Sanitary
Inspectors (District and Special Inspectors), the Female Inspectors
and the Health Visitors, the staffs of the Central and Branch Tuberculosis
Dispensaries, the Milk Depot, and the Disinfecting Department,
and, last but not least, the Clerical Staff.
My personal thanks, are also again due to the chiefs of Departments,
and to the members of the Maternity and Child Welfare and
Public Health Committees, and of the Council generally, for assistance
readily given at all times. The various voluntary Welfare Centres and
their respective Committees have also rendered valuable help in
welfare work.
I am, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Genllemen,
Your obedient servant,
JOSEPH PRIESTLEY,
Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive
Tuberculosis Officer,