[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick County Council.

Berwickshire (Scotland). County Council.

Date:: 1949

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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. REPORT UNDER MIDWIVES (SCOTLAND) ACT. 1915. Item. Total (i.e. all east-s occurring in the area i. 1. Births ... ... ... ... ... 285 2. Deaths of new-born children (within 14 days of birth) ... ... ... ... 8 3. Still-births (Dead born) ... ... ... 4 4. Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum .... 5. Puerperal Sepsis— Cases Deaths 6. Puerperal Pyrexia— Cases NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS. The number of births registered (excluding still births) was 28.1. Of these 8 were illegitimate. 4 still births were registered during the year. IXFAXTTLE MORTALITY. The number of deaths in children under I rear of age was 12. The causes of death were as follows :— Congenital Malformation ... ... ... ... ... 1 Pneumonia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Prematurity and Congenital Debility ... ... ... 5 Tumour ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Meningitis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Pyelitis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Neonatni' Asphyxia ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 O|>HTHALM1A NE()NATORCM. 'There were no cases. MATERNAL MORTALITY. There were no maternal deaths during the rear. PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA. Xo cases of puerperal fever were notified.