[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Hampshire County Council.

  • Hampshire (England). County Council. n 50031672.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Hampshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INFANTILE MORTALITY The number of babies dying under the age of one month in 1952 as reported by the Registrars of Births and Deaths ms 99. These can be sub-divided in the following way : - Dying before 24 hours 40 Dying from one day to two weeks 54 Dying from two weeks to one month 5 The causes of death as certified vary according to the age at death in the following manner Cause Age at Death Under 24 hours 1 day to 2 weeks 2 weeka to 1 month Total. Prematurity ... ... ... 17 17 — 34 Congenital Deformities 5 2 - . 7 Cerebral Haemorrhage 4 10 - 34 Inanition, Marasmus, etc. ... - 3 1 4 Bronchitis, Broncho-pneumonia - ' 8 3 11 Atelectasis ... ... ... 8 5 - 13 iVsph^y^xzLci • • • • • • • •» 4 .1 - 5 Congenital Heart Defects ... 2 . 5 1 8 Other Causes ... ... — • 3 •» 3 Total ... ' 43 54 5 99 MATERNAL MORTALITY According to inf ormation kindly supplied by the Registrar- General the 6 maternal deaths attributable to this County were caused as follows :- Toxaemia 3 Anaemia following miscarriage 1 Obstetric shock due to post-part un haemorrhage 1 Shock following abortion 1 The last-mentioned death occurred in 1951 add therefore strictly should have been included in the report for that year increasing the Maternal Mortality Rate to 1.2 but reduced in accordance with my note in that report to 1.1, In the case of one of the deaths from toxaemia there was confusion of responsibility between doctor and midwife which occasioned delay in treatment. In accordance with the number of deaths given by the Registrar- General the Maternal Mortality Rate for 1952 ms 0.56 but if the death occurring in 1951 were taken into account in that year the true Maternal Mortality Rate for 1952 would be O.46. The ages at death were 20 - 29 : 3 30 - 39 : 3
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