[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Hinckley U.D.C.

  • Hinckley (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Hinckley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar- General’s short list) : Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total (live & still) births. No. 29. Puerperal Sepsis No. 30. Other puerperal causes Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 Death rate of infants under one year of age ♦ • • • • • All infants per 1,000 live births ... ... Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Deaths from Cancer (All ages) ... ... M Measles (All ages) '* ” Whooping Cough (All ages) .. . ,r - ” Diarrhoea (Under 2 years of age)' ... ...47 ... 45*9 ••.105*2 ... 52 ... 0 . . . 1 .. . 0 GENERAL PROVISION OP HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE • ^ AREA. ' 1 (i) Public Health Officers of the Authority^ (See beginning of Report.)' • 1 (ii) Laboratory facilities. The following examinations from your area were carried out at the laboratory run by the County Council : Urine for T »B» •«.. ... ... ... ...... ... ... 35 S put a for T.B. *•... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 37 Milk examination Bacteriological ... ... 163 Swabs for Diphtheria 91 Urine, General and Bacteriological 41 Sewage and water analyses 9 Faeces for B. Typhosus ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Films for Gonococci ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 Blood for Wasserman Test 4 Milk for fat content ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Hair for ringworm ... 1 Differential blood counts ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Mis cellane ous... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Total 595