[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Arnold U.D.C.

  • Arnold (Nottinghamshire, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Arnold U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I gave some possible explanations of the cause of the falling birth rate in my last report, to which I refer anyone interested in this subject. Under the Motification of Births Act 280 births have been notified to me, occasionally I hear of a birth which has not been officiallj^ notified, but on the whole the regulations have been well complied with by the medical men and midwives in the district. There were 14 illegitimate births, or a proportion of 47’7 per 1,000 births. There were four deaths, which means a mortality amongst the illegitimate children of 285 per 1,000 births compared with 114 for the legitimate. IV.—Infectious Diseases.—There were 238 cases notified during the year. The numbers for the previous five years were 148, 73, 71, 51, 31. The attack rate per 1,000 of the population is 20-2. The following were the diseases :— Scarlet Fever ... 205 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 14 Diphtheria 7 Erysipelas 7 Other forms of Tuberculosis ... 2 Enteric Fever ... 1 Puerperal Fever 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 The monthly distribution was as follows :— January 15 cases July 19 cases February ... 16 ,, August 22 March 6 „ September .. . 17 >> April ... 31 „ October . 22 May 33 „ November .. 15 > June ... 17 „ December ... 8 Table II shows the ages at which they occurred. There were 22 deaths, viz.:— Enteric Fever ... ... ... 1 Measles ... ... ... ... 3 Scarlet Fever ... ... ... 4 Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... 14 This represents a death rate of 1-87 per 1,000 of the population.