[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Clackmannan County Council.

  • Clackmannanshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Clackmannan County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    - 3 - Births, One hundred and twenty-five babies were born in the County and a further 677 were registered as born outside the area to mothers resident in the County, making a total of 802, of which 402 were boys and 400 girls. The resultant crude birth rate per 1,000 estimated population was 18,2 as compared with 19.7 for 1968, Premature Births. Forty-nine babies were bom prematurely during the year, including 6 pairs of twins. Eight of these babies died. In addition there were 6 premature still-births. Stillbirths. One stillbirth occurred in the County. Ten mothers resident in the County suffered stillbirths outwith the County. One of these mothers had arranged for home confinement but was transferred to hospital as an emergency case. Maternal Mortality. There was no death due to pregnancy or childbirth. Infant Mortality. Sixteen babies (ll boys and 5 girls) died in the first year of life. Of these, 10 (8 males and 2 females) died under four weeks of age. 0f the 16 deaths, 6 occurred in the first 24 hours of life, all being premature, A further three occurred within the first week of life, one of these being a congenital abnormality and two due to birth accidents, (cne of these associated with prematurity). Of the 7 deaths occurring between 4 weeks and 1 year of age, six had congenital abnormalities (one of these associated with prematurity), and one death from coeliac disease and intestinal malabsorption. Statistics for Clackmannan County compared with those for the previous year and for Scotland as a whole are given in the table below. All the rates are very close to the average for Scotland. Clackmannan County Scotland 12i2 1968 1969 1968 I.M.R. (Deaths of babies under 1 year per 1,000 live births^ 20 19 21.5 20.8 N.N.D.R, (Deaths of babies under 1 month per 1,000 live births) 12 8 13.5 13.3 S.B.R. (Stillbirths per 1,000 total births) 14 8 14.0 14.8 Peri-natal death rate (S.B0 and deaths of infants under 1 week old per 1,000 total births) 25.0 16„2 25.3 25.9 Marriages. The marriages numbered 349> equivalent to a rate of 7*9 per 1,000 estimated population. Deaths. Deaths from all causes corrected for transfers numbered 518 giving a death rate adjusted fox age and oeac distribution of 12.5 par 1,000 estimated population. Diseases/
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