[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashington U.D.C.

  • Ashington (Northumberland, England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashington U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING 1953 The total number of deaths of children under Ji year was 9, a decrease of II on the total for 1952. The mortality rate was 18.595 per 1,000 live births, and is, by a very considerable margin, the lowest ever recorded in Ashington and substantially lower than the national rate. The Registrar-General’s Table S.D.55 gives the Infantile Mortality Rate as follows : — For England and Wales, 26.8 deaths per 1,000 live births. For 160 Great Towns, 30.8 deaths per 1,000 live births. For 160 Smaller Towns (pop. 25,000 - 50,000), 24.3 deaths per 1,000 live births. The following table shows the comparative mortality rates during the past thirteen years: — 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 Number of deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years 1 1 2 5 2 — 1 1 2 — 1 Infantile deaths under 1 year 30 23 42 24 27 30 29 29 16 21 24 20 9 Infantile Mortality .. 74.4 55.4 82.19 44.52 48.82 49.9 46.9 58.1 30.01 39.1 45.8 41.75 18.59 The following table gives details of the cause of death in the different age groups under I year: — INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1953 Cause of Death Under 1 day 1—6 days 1—2 wks. 2—3 wks. 3—4 wks. Total under 1 mth. 1—3 mths. 3—6 mths. 6—9 9—12 mths. mths. Total 1—12 mths. Total under 1 year Prematurity 3 1 4 4 Congenital Abnormality — 1 1 — — 2 — — — 2 Pneumonia — — — — — — 1 — 1 1 Bronchitis — — — — — — 1 — 1 1 Meningitis (T.B.) .. 1 1 1 Total . 3 2 1 — — 6 2 — 1 3 9 SECTION B GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA LABORATORY FACILITIES These are provided by the Public Health Laboratory Service at the Newcastle General Hospital. The extent to which these facilities have been utilised is shown below : — Specimen sent by Specimen Pos Neg. Regional Hospital Beard Chest Physician Sputa for B. Tuberculosis ... 27 265 General Practitioners do. — 8 Regional Hospital Board Chest Physician Faeces for B. Tuberculosis — 5 General Practitioner Swabs fc: Vincent’s Angina — 1 General Practitioner Swabs for B. Diphtheriae — 1 General Practitioners Swabs for Haem. Streptococci — 2 Genera! Practitioner Swabs for Staph Aureus 1 — Medical Officer of Health Coliform Organisms 1 _ General Practitioner do. 1 — Medical Officer of Health Cream for pathogenic organisms — 1 Medical Officer of Healih Urine for pathogenic organisms — 20 Medical Officer of Health Faeces for pathogenic organisms 14 81 General Practitioners do. 3 16