[Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The measures adopted by the County Oomreil for the reduction’of Infantile Mortality are dealt v.ith « U 1 upon Maternity and Child welfare ior i> - J > 9 tUSSS Of PdAIi.l Of CiilLDBEH • Cause of de ath. I Urban Districts } •Rur .1 Districts Administrative County Rate per 1,000 Births AdminisTve County. Infectious Diseases 7 1 3 1.3 Diarrhoeal Diseases 20 2 22 3.6 Other Digestive 6 * 6 .9 Dice use s Wasting Diseases 166 IY> CT' 192 31 .2 Respiratory Diseases 6o _ 3 63 10.3 Tubercular Diseases ; 2 2 .3 Other Causes 27 2 29 4.7 TOTALS ! 288 ! 34 1 322 52.3 IUU UUUIUOI W-*. ~ the following diseases was s- Me.asles - all ages ^ Whooping Cough - All ages 9 Diarrhoea - under 2 years ox age 25 LOR ATOBY FACILITIES ♦. The accompanyins table gives details of the work Carrie out in the County Laboratory for the year 1944, and alaO the figures for 1943. The Laboratory carries out pathological and. work for the Administrative County, ana continueo to undertaK work ior Authorities outside the Administrative Coun.y, The total number of specimens examined shows a considerable increase compared with the previous yea .