[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract Borough.

  • Pontefract (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontefract Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    H'TROEUCTIOL. • ...» In this section is given a brief account of the services provided by the West Riding County Council as a whole, under Part III of the National Health Service Act. VITAL STATISTICS. Births. The number of live births registered in the divisional area during 1969 was 1238, a decrease of 11 compared with the previous year. The CRUDE BIRTH RATE 17.8 per thousand of the estimated population compared with 18.0 in the previous year. It was higher than the West Riding Administrative County rate of 16.9 &nd the England and wales birth rate of 16.3. Deaths. The deaths assigned to the divisional area after correction for transfers were 663, an increase of 8 compared with 1968. The CRUDE DEATH RATE from all causes was 9.1 per 1,000 of the estimated population. The west Riding Administrative area was 11.6 and England and Wales, 11.9. Infant Mortality* In 1969 the deaths of infants under one year of age numbered 29, an increase of 16 compared with 1968. The Infant Mortality was 22.5 as against 10.2 in the previous year. Maternal Mortality. There were no maternal deaths in the divisional area during the year. MID1,1DERY AND MATERNITY SERVICES. Domiciliary Midwifery. Of the 1301 notified live births, 231 were delivered by domiciliary midwives, the private doctors being present in 9 of these cases. Notifications. The following notifications were received from midwives practising in the division Death of mother Nil Death of child Nil Stillbirths 1 Liability to be source of infection Nil Medical Assistance. Medical Aid notices sent in by Midwives during 1969 numbered 17, all of these being domiciliary. Analgesia. All the domiciliary midwives held the certificate in gas and air analgesia acimini strati on and were equipped with a Trilene Analgesia Machine. Pethidine only v/as given in 63 cases. Trilene was administered in 28 cases and with Pethidine in 8A cases. (d)
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