[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough.
- Newport (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Newport (Gwent) County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![A(^e at Death. For the purpose of further analysis, the deaths of Infants are classified in age groups, and the following’ figures are given for comparison. Age Group. Percentage of total Infant Deaths Per 1000 Live Births 1948 Previous 5-yearly average 1948 Previous 5-yearly average * Under 1 month 47'9 51-8 21'7 28-9 1 to 3 months 16-7 20-4 7-5 n-6 3 to 6 months 198 15-3 9-0 8-6 6 to 12 months 15-6 12-4 7‘1 7’1 A progressive! policy in Ante-Natal work combined with an improved obstetrical service are the most promising service methods of preventing loss of life and physical disabilities during the first months of life. This can only be achieved by the systematic and intelligent super- vision of expectant mothers by midwives from early pregnancy and the general adoption of a careful medical supervision of expectant mothers in the^ same way. Mortality Among Illegitimate Chii,drein.—The death-rate of Illegitimate Infants was 21.0 per 1,000 of such births, compared with an average of 86.2 per 1,000 during the previous five years. In 1947 the rate was 45.4.; in 1946, 96.0; in 1945, 67.9; in 1944, 94.8, and in 1943, 63.2. There has been little, if any, change in the mortality ratei among these children over a long period of time. MATERNAL WELFARE. Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and Parturition Notification of Puerperal Pyrexia.—There were no cases notified during the year, compared with a rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths of 3.54 during the previous- five years and with 1.71 last year. The cor- responding rate for England and Wales was 6.89 and for the 126 (treat Towns 8.90. pEATHS. There was ]_ death from Sepsis- (an abortion), and 2 from Other Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and Parturition ” The death-rate from Maternal Causes was 1.38 per 1,000 live and still Iditlis.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28866897_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
