[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.

  • Newport (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The annual average number of cases of these diseases notified during the previous five years was 2.8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever (Death-rate 0.083). The prevalence of this disease in Newport diminished during the year to 53 cases from 130 cases in 1940. The cases were well distributed throughout the town — cases occurring in every ward except Caerau. St. Woolos Ward had the highest number — 13, Central and Liswerry came next with 10 and 9 cases, respectively; Allt-yr-yn and St. Julians had only one case each. 20 of the cases occurred during the 1st Quarter of the year, 18 in the 2nd Quarter, 11 in the 3rd, and 4 in the 4th Quarter, — a progressive dimunition in the incidence which fortunately has been maintained. 34 of the patients were males and 19 were females. The cases were of all ages from under 1 year to 65 years; the age group 2-5 years had the most coses — 13 (7 males and 6 females), and 4 of these died. In not a single instance was the source of infection dis- covered. All the patients were removed to Allt-yr-yn Hospital. The death-rate from the disease was 0.083 per 1,000 of the population, compared with 0.228 in 1940. The death-rate for England and Wales is not available. TUBERCULOSIS. [Death-rate — All Forms, 0.832 (Lungs 0.801 ; Other Forms 0.032-)]. Deaths. In 1939 the death-rate from “All Forms” of Tuberculosis was the lowest recorded, as were also the death-rates from both Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis; the year 1940 showed an increase in all of these rates, but in 1941 there was again a decrease, the death-rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis being the lowest ever recorded in Newport. The figures given below show the comparison with previous years and with England and Wales. Tuberculosis Death-rates (per 1,000 of Population). Year Non All Forms Pulmonary Pulmonary Newport England Wales & ' ‘ & Wales Mon shire 1923-27 1.04 0.22 1.26 1928-32 1.09 0.17 1.26 ' • • • 1933-37 0.862 0.136 0.998 ... ... 1932 0.96 . 0.156 1.116 0.84 0.98 1933 0.79 0.158 0.948 0*82 0.99 1934 0'868 0*194 1*062 0.76 0.91 1935 0*950 0*116 1*066 0*72 0.92 1936 0*957 0*093 1*050 0*69 0.86 1937 0*738 0*125 0*863 0*69 0.88 1938 0.709 0.104 0.813 0.63 0.81 1939 0.686 0.052 0.738 0.62 0.76 1940 0.900 0.083 0.983 0.68 0.79 1941 0.801 0.031 0.832 0.69 0.79
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