[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C.

  • Cannock (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1896
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Credit: [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Cannock U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Di'nllis piT I'ftiit. Dll iiiimuiT linni iliiriiii' till' yi'iir. Slll.‘lll|KlX. Hoiirliit ilia. 'I'lio infaiilile ni;n-t-.ility in the throe war.ls reckoned unoii the hirtlis .•o<,dstered during tlie year, is at the rate of l() -ld per cent., as against 14’4 per cent, for the preceding year. 'I'he total ileaths under 1 year in the di.strict amount to 12S, which is at the rate of .r8 jier 1000 per annum, as against T)’!) for tlie preceding year. The lieavv percentage of infantile moi'tallty is cx- phiinetl l)V the following facts, viz. :—(l) 00 dieil froin Ih-oHchitis ami Pneumonia, m-2'>'7 per cent. 12) 1.0 died Inna .Marasmus, or 17'!) percent. (0) 21 died from I ir- inature Pirth, or l()-4 percent. (4) 18 died from (miiviil- sions, or II'O per cent. Five died fi-oni_ Meash's, C from \Vhoo|)iiig (hmgh, o from Tiiherculosis, .7 fi-om .Vtelectasis or imperfect mration of liing.s, 4 from Diarrluea, 1 from Scarlet Fevm-, 1 from ('irrhosis, 1 from Frysiiielas. 2 from Natural (’aiises, and 0 from Indigestion. .\ glance at the above iigures will show that desjiite the deaths from unavoidahle laiiises. a good many of them would in m\'opinion he avoided hy a sy.steniat ic instruct ion of the mothers as to the ]iroper feeding and clothing ()f infants, I'speciallv those who are artificially fi'd. I he institution of a 'WNimen's Health Society, if we inay.socall it, in the district, for the purpose of dilTusiiig instruction upon infant fi'cding, tdeanliness, and clothing, would no doubt le.s.sen our infantile mortality, and it is to he ho])ed that the course of lectures, embracing Hygiene, given In- Miss lionsdale, in the district, will help to bring about the desired cITecl. 'I'he necessary holding of imjnests uiion illegitimate infants, where no medical help has been obtained, will also be a salutarv factor in future in les.sen- Ing infant ilc mortality. llelow is givmi tin* number of deaths from the various diseases named : Smallpox ... ... ... None. Seven ih'aths occurred in the (’annock Ward, 9 in the Hednesford Ward, and 9 in the (’hadsmoor Ward, total 25, which gives a death i-ate of PHI ])er 1000. Of these (leafhs 24 occurred umh'r 5 yc'ars. 'riunv was one death riH’ordcd for the whole distiict in tlu' jtrec'eding year. ''Two deaths ocmirred in the (’annock Ward, 1 in the llediK'slord W ard, and 2 in the ('Imdsmoor Ward, total 5. Ill which 4 occnrrt'd under .5 yi’ars, and 2 over .5 years cdd, and indicating a death rate per UK)0 of '22.