[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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![The correspoudiug' rates for England and Wales were; Puerperal Sepsis (inciuding abortions with Se])sis), 0.24; other causes, 0.78; total ^Maternity Mortality, 1.02. The figures given below show the rates for Newport over a series of years and for Eiigdand and Wales since 1943. From them it will be seen that there has been a gradual reduction in the rates in quinquennial periods since 1896 in Newport’s maternal death-rates. Deaths per 1,000 Live Births Other . Total Sep sis Peiiod. Causes Newport England & Wales Yearly ' Yearly Rate Yearly Av. Rate- Av. Av. Rate ' Rate No. No. No. 1896—1900 .. 3-0 1-41 6 8 3-19 9-8 4-69 1910-1914 ... 3-2 1-36 8-4 3-58 11 6 4'95 1922—1926 ... 4-4 2T5 4-4 215 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 4-6 300 1937—1941-... 1-6 1 01 3-6 2-27 5'2 3-28 1941—1946 ... 1-6 0-86* 1-6 0-86* 3-2 1-72* 1943—1947 ... 1-2 0-57* 10 O'48-'' 1-2 1-07* Year 1943- Including abortions 1 0-52* 1 0-52* 2 104* 2-29* excluding abortion.s 1 0-52* 1 0-52* 1-84* „ 1944- Including abortions 2 0-97* 1 0-49* 3 1-46* 1-93* excluding abortions 1 0-49* 1 0-49* P53* „ 1945 Including abortions 2 110* 2 1-10* l-70*l excluding abortions 2 110* 2 110* 1-46* „ 1946 Including abortions 2 0-86* — — 2 0-86* 1-43* excluding abortions 1 0-43* — 1 0-43* 1-24* „ 1947 Including abo.rtiona 2 0.85* — — 2 0.85* 1.17*1 excluding abortions 1 I 0.43* 1 0.43* 1.01* Including abortions 1 0.46* ' 2 0.92* 3 1.38* 1.02* 19481 ” excluding abortions — — ' 2 0.92* 2 0.92* 0.86* * Rate per 1,000 live and still births. Ante-Natal Hygiene . . . It is satisfactory to report that this subject is receiving greatei attention by expectant mothers and midwives. 1,828 or i6.3 per of the expectant mothers were under the observation of the staff; this figure is slightly above the percentage for 1947, winch was nj.3 per cent. 58 new Expectant Mothers attended the Centres in addition to 54 on tile books at the end of last year; those requiring medical advice were referred to their own doctors, or they attended at the Clime. The attendances of these mothers were : At the Clinic, 8,3/9, at ( entms, 18o, Total 8,564. 681 visits by Health Visitors were paid to Expectant](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28866897_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
