[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster R.D.C.

  • Doncaster (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Doncaster R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    obstetrician and o-yntecolo^ist for the Doncaster area lias lieen appointed by the \\xst Ridino- County Council in conjunction with the County Boroug'h of Doncaster, a procedure whicli is in accordance with the recommendations of the report of the Departmental Committee on the Subject of Maternal Mortality. INFANTILE MORTALITY 'I'here was an increase in the rate of infant mortality, whicdi at of) was 8 per 1,(>00 births higher than the rate for the previous }ear. The rate for England and Wales was 50 per 1,000 live births. The increase in the number of infant deaths w'as due mainly to the higher numbers dying from convulsions and from respiratory illnesses (bronchitis and pneumonia). Thirty-seven died within the first four weeks of life and in twentv-seven of these the cause of death was a congenital one capable only of prevention by ante-natal care, when prevention was at all practicable. The relatively high infant mortality, especially from con- genital causes, and the high still birth rate of the District call for increased ante-natal care of both mother and cliild. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1930—1939 Year 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Rate per 1,000 live births 71 81 65 75 59 59 61 55 48 56 INFANT DEATHS, 1939 Cause of Death Total t Under 4 wks 4 wks to 3 mths 3 mths to 6 mths 6 mths to 9 mths 9 mths to 12 mths I AI F A1 F AI F AI F AI F 1 AI F Whooping Cough ... 2 2 Enteritis •—■ 2 — — — — — 2 — — •— —- Prematurity 3 11 3 11 Congenital defects ... 1 2 1 2 Congenital debility and Alarasmus ... 4 5 4 4 1 i Bronchitis and Ihieumonia 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 _ 1 1 1 1 1 Convulsions 7 4 4 2 2 1 — ] — — 1 — Icterus 1 — 1 Other Causes 1 4 1 2 ■— — 1 — — 1 — — All Causes 21 33 15 22 3 3 2 3 — 3 2 ]