[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Roxburgh County Council.

  • Roxburghshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Roxburgh County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Infantile Mortality. The number of deaths of children aged less than one year * and of this number 21 were aged less than four weeks. The i mortality rate was 37 per 1,000 live births. The numbers, causes and age-groups of infantile death contained in the following table:- Number of Deaths Death Rate per 1,000 Births Age Groi Cause of Death M F Under 4 weeks 4 j Pneumonia (except of newborn) 3 2 1 4. 29 Diarrhoea (except of newborn) 1 1 _ 1.43 — Congenital mal- formations 4 2 2 5.72 3 Birth injuries, post- natal asphyxia and atelectasis ... 8 4 4 11. 44 8 Pneumonia of newborn 2 1 1 2. 86 2 Other infections of the newborn 1 1 1.43 1 Other diseases pecul- iar to early infancy 7 4 3 10.01 7 Totals... ... 26 15 11 21 Death Rate per 1, 000 Births ... 37 30. 04 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (SCOTLAND) ACT, 194 1. Care of Mothers and Young Children. (a) Ante-natal and post-natal service. No ante-natal or post-natal clinics are provided by tht Authority. (b) Child Welfare Clinics. Clinics are in operation at Hawick (weekly), Kelso, Jedbi Melrose (fortnightly), and Newtown and St. Boswells (mor Attendances during the year are shown in the following table:-