Mortality in northwestern Scania. : A quantitative survey of the parishes Rebbelberga, Torekov, Tåssjö & Ängelholm 1913–1925, 1940–1949

The purpose of this investigation was to study mortality in northwestern Scania. Rebbelberga,Torekov, Tåssjö and Ängelholm have been studied during the periods 1913–1925 and 1940–1949. It has had the purpose of studying how mortality has changed, how the causes of deathhave changed and how the parishes relate to the national statistics. A particular focus has beenplaced on the Spanish flu to study whether there was any excess mortality in the years itravaged. It has also been studied whether there were any groups that were common in thedeath statistics. The essay has used a quantitative method and with the help of categorizationsof causes of death and social groups, a result has been produced. The variables gender, ageand occupation have been used to study mortality. The results have shown that the mostcommon causes of death were old age, lung and alveolar inflammation, cancer and heartdefects. During the survey period, the age distribution shows that more survived their firstyears and more reached an older age than before.The Spanish flu did not appreciably affect the mortality in the parishes. The group mostaffected was the lower class. Men died to a higher extent than women. Regarding the Spanishflu, it was mainly people between 15-44 who were affected.