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Middle Ward suffered most severely from Scarlet Fever and
Diphtheria, the cases occurring in that area being 158 and 103
respectively. The totals for the district were 666 and 354.
High Cross Ward:—The Death Rate from all causes was 11.1
per 1,000 of the population, and the Infant Mortality Rate 90.6 per
1,000 births.
Deaths resulted from the following causes:—Respiratory Diseases
44; Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases 37; Heart Disease 28;
Congenital Debility and Malformations 23; Infectious Diseases 22;
Malignant Disease 19; Gastro-Intestinal Affections 13; Kidney
Diseases 12; Violent Deaths 11; Meningitis 3; Diseases of
Parturition 1; Other defined diseases (not otherwise classified) 80.
High Cross had the second highest number of cases of Scarlet
Fever, viz :—132 (out of a total of 666).
Lower Ward:—The General Death Rate was 12.3 per 1,000
of the population, and the Infant Mortality Rate 102.2 per 1,000 births.
In order of frequency, deaths resulted from the following causes:—
Respiratory Diseases 61; Malignant Disease 31; Phthisis and other
Tuberculous Diseases 25; Heart Disease 25; Gastro-Intestinal
Affections 21; Congenital Debility and Malformations 14; Infectious
Diseases 12; Kidney Diseases 5; Diseases of Parturition 5; Violent
Deaths 5; Meningitis 2; Other defined diseases (not otherwise
classified) 94.
The Lower Ward had the smallest number of cases of Diphtheria,
37 only being notified from that area out of a total for the district of 354.
St. Ann's Ward:—The Death Rate from all causes was 13 4
per 1,000 of the population, and the Infant Mortality Rate 112.0 per
1,000 births.
Deaths resulted from the following causes:—Respiratory Diseases
77; Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases 42; Congenital Debility
and Malformations 32; Heart Disease 31; Infectious Diseases 26;
Malignant Disease 23; Gastro-Intestinal Affections 18; Kidney
Diseases 13; Diseases of Parturition 7; Violent Deaths 6;
Meningitis ; Other defined diseases (not otherwise classified) 102.
St. Ann's suffered most severely from Tuberculosis, 135 cases
occurring in that Ward out of a total for the district of 475.