[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.
- Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1935
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The total number of illegitimate births in the County during the same period was 243 (Urban 52, Rural 191). In the 5 yearly periods i926-3oand 1931-35, there were 26 in each period in the Urban, and the numbers in the Rural districts were 132 and 59 respectively, a distinct reduction in the second period, and an even more marked decrease in the number of deaths under 1 year. Enquiries were made by the Nurses in regard to deaths under 1 year, which occurred during 1935 ; particulars are as follows :— Age at Cause of No. Sex Death Death 1 M. 30 mins. Prematurity 2 M. 10 mths. Meningitis 3 F. 6 wks. 4 days. Congenital Disease of Heart. 4 M. 1 month. Prematurity Feebleness Bronchitis 5 M. 1 mth. 3days. Congenital Debility Convulsions 6 M. 2^ days. Collapse of Lungs r» i F. 7 mths 2 wks. Convulsions Encephalitis F. 3 months. Congenital Debility 9 F. 5 months. Congenital Deformity Malnutrition 10 M. 15 mins. Premature Feebleness 11 M. 1 day. Asphyxia (Neonatorum) Convulsions — Feeding — Breast Artificial We;ght at Birth Breast. Artificial. (5 mths.) 7] lbs. Breast. 8 lbs. Breast. 6 Us. Breast. Artificial. & Artificial. (5 days). fii lbs. Breast. Breast. Artificial. (6 mths.) 7J lbs. Breast. Artificial. 6J; lbs. Breast. Artificial. (1 week.) 51 lbs- 5 lbs](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28874894_0035.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
