[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.
- Newport (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1955
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PERIOD DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS Sepsis Other Puerperal Causes TOTAL Newport England & Wales Yearly Av. No. Rate Yearly Av. No. Rate Yearly Av. No. Rate Rate 1896—1900 1910—1914 1922—1926 1927—1931 1932—1936 1937—1941 1941—1945 1945—1949 1950—1954 30 3- 2 4- 4 2-2 1-8 16 1-6 10 0.6 1-41 1-36 2T5 1'31 1T7 101 0.86* 0.47* 0.33* 6 8 8-4 4- 4 5- 4 2-8 3-6 1-6 10 0.6 3 19 3-58 2T5 3-21 1- 83 2- 27 0.86* 0.47* 0.33* 9-8 11-6 8-8 7 6 4 6 5-2 3-2 2-0 1.2 4-60 4-95 4-31 4-52 3 00 3-28 1.72* 0.94* 0.66* ( Including abortions Year 1950 | Excluding abortions I Including abortions ,, 1951 1 Excluding abortions i Including abortions ,, 19521 Excluding abortions 1 Including abortions ,, 1953 1 Excluding abortions f Including abortions ,, 1954] Excluding abortions f Including abortions 1 qf;p, t ,, Excluding abortions 2 2 1 1 1.04* 1.04* 0.59* 0.59* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.52* 0.52* 0.54* 0.59* 0.59* 0.63* 0.63* 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 1.56* 1.66* 0.54* 1.18* 1.18* 0.63* 0.63* 0.86* 0.72* 0.79* 0.65* 0.72* 0.59* 0.76* 0.65* 0.69* 0.58* 0.64* 0.54* *Rate per 1,000 live and still births. Ante-Na7AL Hygiene It is satisfactory to report that this subject is receiving greater attention by expectant mothers and midwives. 1,355 or 84.9 per cent, of the expectant mothers were under the observation of the staff; this figure is above the percentage for 1954 which was 77.8 per cent. 7 new Expectant Mothers attended the Centres; those requiring medical advice were referred to their own doctors, or they attended at the Clinic. The attendances of these mothers were : At the Clinic, 7,358 ; at Centres, 7; Total, 7,365. 566 visits by Health Visitors were paid to Expectant mothers at their homes. The work at the Centres consists of medical advice and instruction in infant hygiene generally. Every oppor- tunity is taken to have personal talks with mothers on health matters. Ante-natal work continues to increase and the pressure on the staff is heavy. Nevertheless the attendance of these mothers at the Clinics must be persistently encouraged by all available means.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28866964_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
