[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Banff County Council.

  • Banffshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1932
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Credit: [Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Banff County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Institutional Treatment for Children suffering from Tcalmitrition, etc., is secured at the Chalmers Hospital, the Seafield Cottage Hospital, and other local Hospitals. Institutional Treatment of women suffering from com- plications of pregnancy or confinement or whose home cir- cumstances are unsatisfactor}- is provided at the IMaternity Hospital, Aberdeen, the Chalmers Hospital, and the Sea- f eld Cottage Hos]htal. The following are the statistics required to be furnished to the Department of Health by the Medical Officer in his annual report, but it has to be kept in mind, that in regard to the home visitation of infants and mothers, the statistics refer only to those areas in which there are Health Visitors— ;. Birllis. (a) Xumber registered—Legitimate 940, Illegitimate 139. (bj Xumber notified S50. 2. Iiifaiililc Morlalily. (a) Xumber of deaths So. (b) Rate per 1000 births 74. (c) Xumber of deaths classified according to age groups and causes of death. Age Groups : — Under i week I week and under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 3 months .. 3 months and under 6 months 6 months and under 12 months Causes of Death : — Measles i Whooping Cough r Other epidemic diseases 3 Pneumonia 14 Bronchitis 9 Diarrhrea 3 3. Maternal Mortality. (a) Xumber of deaths resulting from miscarriage or child birth, 4. tb) Xumber of deaths resulting from ])uerperal sepsis, 2. Marasmus 7 Congenital Malformations Premature birth Atrophy and debilitj- ... Xervous diseases All other causes 28 9 19 9 15 LO M O LO