| Show Heart Disease I Is No 1 Killer filler The nations nation's number one health enemy the heart and blood vessel diseases claimed more lives in Davis County during the past year than an any other cause of death it was reported recently CARDIOVASCULAR deaths totaled during the 12 month period according to Dr James JamesF F F. F Orme president of or the Utah Heart Association which compiled compiled compiled com com- piled the figures from the official of records of the Bureau of Vital Statistics Utah Department Depart Depart- ment of Public Health The total total total to to- tal number from all causes was The heart diseases accounted accounted accounted ac ac- ac- ac counted for or percent of or all deaths in the past year Dr Orme said The next two leading leading leading lead lead- ing causes of death according to the official statistics were accidents 34 and cancer 6 The local figures are slightly below those for the entire country as compiled by the National Bureau of Vital Statistics Statistics Sta for 1960 the latest nationwide nationwide na na- na summary available According to those figures heart and blood vessel diseases caused deaths or more than 54 percent of all deaths The next leading causes were cancer accidents 93 93 and pneumonia-influenza pneumonia WASATCH County had the highest rate of oC heart deaths in inthe inthe inthe the state with percent Cardiovascular deaths in Utah totaled 2798 or 46 7 percent of all causes followed by cancer accidents and pneumonia monia influenza monia-influenza Neighboring Neighbor Neighbor- ing Salt Lake County had 1188 deaths from heart and blood vessel diseases or 45 8 percent I of all causes while Weber County had deaths from cardiovascular diseases or percent Although the heart and blood vessel diseases are arc still the nations nation's leading killers medical science has made impressive impressive impressive im im- gains in the fight against them Dr Orme pointed point point- ed out MANY thousands of persons children and adults alike are arc surviving heart and blood vessel diseases that physicians considered hopeless only two decades ago he continued Research has developed improved im improved m. m proved techniques for early diagnosis diagnosis diagnosis di di- of cardiovascular dis dis- orders In recent years we have I seen the development of new drugs new and more methods of treatment and re re- re habitation and a r advances in surgery As a result re re- suit sult most heart attack victims now recover and three out o of four who do go back to work New drugs and surgery can control high blood pressure Inmost in inmost inmost most cases Rheumatic fever Cever forerunner of rheumatic heart disease now can be prevent prevented ed ho continued Strokes are areno areno areno no longer hopeless and inva can often orten be reduced and even prevented Through surgery surgery surgery sur sur- gery acquired heart damage can be repaired inborn defects corrected and diseased arteries replaced MUCH OF this progress the Heart Association pres president dent continued has resulted from scientific research made possible possible possible pos pos- sible by the millions of dollars I Ithe the public contributed to the i heart fund since 1948 the year i the thc Heart Hearl Association became a national voluntary tion With your continued help an expanded research program might produce new maj o 0 r I breakthroughs within the life lICe lifetimes lifetimes times of many of us he said The 1962 Heart Fund campaign campaign campaign cam cam- will continue throughout February reaching a peak during Heart Sunday week end Feb 25 23 when more than a million and a half hall volunteers call at homes throughout the nation for contributions Gifts may also be maii mailed d to HEART care of the local ocal post post- master P |
