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1943 1944
Deaths from Cancer 127 116
" " Measles 1 0
" " Whooping Cough 1 1
" 11 Diarrhoea 4 1
Percentage of Deaths from certain 1943 1944
causes to the total number of
deaths.
Diseases of the heart and circulation 33.1 29,8
Cancer and malignant disease 16.3 13.9
Diseases of the lungs (non tuberculous) 9.5 9.6
Tuberculous diseases 5.5 5.9
Cerebral Haemorrhage 10.7 8.1
Congenital Diseases 4.0 2.7
Suicide and Violence 2.9 12.5
Diseases of the digestive system 4.2 3.5
Infectious diseases 3.3 1.2
Diseases of the kidney 1.0 2.0
Other defined diseases 9.5 10.8
The number of deaths from the common 1943 1944
"infectious diseases were:-
Measles 1 0
Diphtheria 1 2
Scarlet Fever 0 0
Whooping Cough 1 1
Influenza 19 5
MATERNAL MORTALITY The maternal mortality rate for the
year 1944 was 0.84 per 1000 live births. The rate for England
and Wales was 1.53 per 1000 live births. The one death was due
to Toxaemia of pregnancy.
INFANTILE MORTALITY The infantile mortality rate of 34.42
per 1000 live births compared with 30.96 per 1000 live births
for the previous year. The rate for England and Wales was
46 per 1000 live births.
The forty deaths of children under one year were due
to the following causes
Congenital Malformations 11
Prematurity 13
Broncho Pneumonia 5
Influenzal Meningitis 2
Cerebral Haemorrhage 2
Acute Bronchitis 2
Whooping Cough 1
Gastro Enteritis 1
Infective Hepatitis 1
Sonne Dysentery 1
Misadventure 1
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