[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.
- Newport (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1950
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Deaths per 1,000 Live Births Other Total Period i^CDSlS Puerpieral Causes Newport England A Wales Yearly Yearly Yearly Av. No. Rate Av. No Bate Av. No. Rate Rate 1896—1900 .. 3-0 1 41 6 8 3T9 9-8 4-60 1910—1914 ... 3 2 1-36 8-4 3-58 11-6 4-95 1922—1926 ... 44 2T5 4-4 2T5 8-8 4-31 1927—1931 ... 2-2 1 31 5 4 3-21 7-6 4 52 1932—1936 ... 1-8 1T7 2-8 1-83 4 6 3 00 1937—1941 ... 16 101 3-6 2-27 5-2 3-28 1941—1945 ... 1-6 0.86* 1-6 0.86* 3-2 1.72* 1945—1949 ... 1 0 0.47* 10 0.47* 2-0 0.94* 1 Including abortions Year 1945 | excluding abortions — — 2 2 1.10* 1.10* 2 2 1.10* 1.10* 1.79* 1.46* ( Including abortions 19461 . .. 2 0-86* — — 2 0.86* 1.43* ,, 1 excluding abortions 1 0.43* — — 1 0.43* 1.24* 1 Including abortions 1947 1 1 0-43* 1 0.43* 2 0.85* 1.17* ” \ excluding abortions 1 0.43* — — 1 0.43* 1.01* 194r] abortions 1 0.46* 2 0.92* 3 1.38* 1.02* ( excluding abortions — — 2 0.92* 2 0.92* 0.86* 1 Including abortions IQAQi ,, excluding abortions 1 0.52* — 1 0.52* 0.98* 1 0.52* — — 1 0.52* 0.82* I Including abortions 2 1.04* 1 0.52* 3 1.56* 0.86* 1 Q J I) .louoi excluding abortions 2 1.04* 1 0.52* 3 1.56* 0.72* * Eate per 1,000 live and still birtlis. Ante-Natal Hygiene It is satisfactory to report tliat this subject is receivinf>f greater attention by expectant mothers and niidwiA^es. 1,840 or 86.7 per cent, of the expectant mothers were under the observation of the staff; this figure is above the percentages for 1949, which was 81.9 per cent. 52 new Expectant Mothers attended the Centres in addition to 37 on the hooks at the end of last year; 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, 9,017; at Centres, 136; Tota,l, 9,153. 187 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 opportunity is taken to have personal talks with mothers on health matters. Ante-natal work continues to increase and the pressure on the staff is](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28866915_0016.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
