[Report 1941] / Sanitary Committee [- Medical Officer of Health], Cornwall County Council.

  • Cornwall (England). County Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Sanitary Committee [- Medical Officer of Health], Cornwall County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Midwifery. 1914- Number of births in the County ... 6,413 Number attended by Mid- wives acting as Midwives 1,690(26.35%) Number attended by Mid- wives acting as Maternity Nurses ... 1,089(16.98%) Total attended by Mid wives in either capacity ... 2,779(43.33%) 1940. 4.431 2,490(56.19%) 1,660(37.46%) 4.i5o(93-65%) 1941. 5,089 2,948(57-92%) 1,980(38.91%) 4,928(96.83%) Medical help was sent for by Midwives in 52.23% of their cases as com- pared with 51.08% for 1940, 61.68% for 1939, 56.07% for 1938, 52.43% for 1937. Maternal Mortality. There were 6 deaths from Sepsis and 17 from other causes connected with child bearing, making a total of 23 deaths. The follow- ing are the rates per 1,000 births, including still births in recent years. Sepsis. Other Total England & Causes. Cornwall. Wales. 1919-22 0.76 3.26 4.02 — 1924 0.58 2.12 2.70 3-90 1925 1.82 5-05 6.87 4.08 1926 0.62 2.47 3-09 4.12 1927 1.27 3-17 4.44 4.11 1928 1.71 3-86 5-57 4.42 1929 1,94 3-24 5-i8 4-33 1930 0.86 3-87 4-73 4.40 1931 0.85 2.78 3-63 3-94 1932 0.87 2.85 3-72 4.06 19 33 1.81 2.72 4-53 4-23 1934 1.81 4.09 5-9i 4.41 1935 0.68 3-88 4-57 3-93 1936 1.14 2-75 3-89 3-65 1937 0.48 3.12 3.60 3-n 1938 1.42 3-32 4-74 2.97 1939 0.72 2.62 3-34 2.82 1940 0.22 2.18 2.40 2.16 1941 1.13 3.20 4-33 2.23 The rates for particular years are very variable owing to the compara- tively small number of births. The rate for the last five years was 3.68 and for the previous five years 4.52. Ante-natal Examinations. The Council have a scheme under which a midwife may arrange with a medical practitioner for an ante-natal examin- ation of her patients, and 1,384 such primary examinations were made during 1941. In 1940 there were 1,080 examinations, and the previous year 1,023. Arrangements are now made for two ante-natal and one post-natal examin- ations. Consultants. A second opinion was obtained by medical practitioners for 28 patients under the Council’s scheme. \