Report upon maternity and child welfare for the year 1925 / Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: Report upon maternity and child welfare for the year 1925 / Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Comparative statistics (uncorrected) with regard to the infantile death rate Deaths under Deaths at all Infantile 1925. Births. 1 year. ages. rate. 1st Quarter 82 9 41 IO97 2nd do. 87 6 37 68*9 3rd do. 82 5 30 66*9 4th do. 54 6 2 7 HIT Average death rate under one year Average death rate—Monmouthshire 8/*6 83-6 Average birth rate ... Average birth rate—Monmouthshire 24*4 21-6 Average general death rate Average general death rate—Monmouthshire 10*6 10-6 The lady secretary, the lady helpers and the Infant Welfare Committee take an enthusiastic interest in the Clinic, as also do the two nurses. 17.—Dr. E. T. H. DAVIES, Medical Officer of Health, Tredegar Urban District Council. TREDEGAR Centre.—The Centre is now thoroughly well established, and its usefulness is on the increase. Very few cases receive free food because they do not comply with the County Council schedule. Drugs are frequently prescribed at the Clinic. Tredegar is fortunate in that the majority of the prescriptions can be dispensed at the Surgeries of the Medical Aid Society. The abnormally high incidence of umbilical hernia is a matter which calls for some attention. There is very little ante-natal work done at the Clinic. This is partly due to the premises being unsuitable for that purpose, and also to the local Maternity Nurse not referring cases to the Clinic. I wish to take this opportunity of thanking Nurse Walters and Nurse Snow for the excellent way in which they have carried out their duties, and also to thank the voluntary helpers for their valuable and willing attendance at the Clinic.