[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Greenock Burgh.

  • Greenock (Scotland). Burgh Council.
Date:
1936
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    diarrhoea and enteritis, and of these 22 were in children under one year of age. Thirteen were caused by gastric or duodenal ulcer, 11 by diseases of the liver, 8 by appendicitis, and 19 by other digestive diseases. The number of deaths from diarrhoea and enteritis in children under one year of age was 13 in 1935, and the last quinquennial mean is 15. Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System.—The deaths from diseases of this system totalled 55, of which 28 were due to nephritis and 27 to other conditions. Diseases of Pregnancy and Childbirth.—The Registrar General shows 10 deaths from this cause, 3 being due to puer- peral sepsis and 7 to other puerperal causes. The following Table gives the Registrar General’s puerperal death figures for the period 1900-1936 along with figures calculated in this department, which, being the result of con- siderable detailed investigation, probably give a more true indication of the maternal death-rate :— Period. Death-rate from Puerperal Sepsis, Registrar General. Death-rate from Other Puerperal Causes, Registrar General. Total Puerperal Death-rate, Registrar General. Maternal Death-rate Public Health Department- 1900-1904, 2.46 2.84 5.31 1905-1909, 1.59 3.53 5.13 — 1910-1914, 1.26 5.37 6.63 — 1915-1919, 0.88 4.95 5.83 — 1920-1924, 1.58 4.71 6.29 — 1925-1929, 1.80 4.16 5.96 — 1930, — 4.76 4.76 5.82 1931, 1.62 6.49 8.11 8.11 1932, 1.76 5.28 7.04 5.87 1933, 3.05 4.27 7.32 6.71 1934, 0.60 4.21 4.81 4.21 1930-1934, 1.40 5.00 6.40 6.14 1935, 1.77 4.72 6.49 7.67 1936, 1.83 4.28 6.11 7.34 The maternal death-rate for Scotland was 5.6. Investigation in this department shows that there were in all 18 maternal deaths, being the same number as last year. The causes of death may be classified as follows:— (I) Conditions connected with pregnancy and parturition, 12. Toxaemia, Sepsis, Pulmonary embolism, 3 3 2
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