[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Coatbridge Burgh.

  • Coatbridge (Scotland). Burgh Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Coatbridge Burgh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE No. 3. DEATHS FROM NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASES. No. Rate per 1000 of Population Heart Disease 141 3-0 Bronchitis 29 0-52 Cerebral Haemorrhage 41 0-87 Old Age 19 0-40 Cancer 65 1-38 MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. STILL-BIRTHS. There were 34 still-births registered under the Registration of Still-Births (Scotland) Act, 1938, 15 of these occurred within the Burgh and the probable cause of death is shown in the accom- panying Table No. 4. TABLE No. 4. CAUSES OR PROBABLE CAUSES OF STILL-BIRTH. Prematurity ... ... ... ... 1 Malformation of Foetus ... ... ... 4 Strangulation of Cord ... ... ... 3 Prolonged Labour ... ... ... ... 1 Malpresentation ... ... ... ... 3 Other Causes ... ... ... ... 3 TABLE No. 6. DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR. Year Number of Deaths Rate per 1,000 of 1938 87 84 1939 96 96 1940 82 80 1941 100 98 1942 75 77 1943 98 72 1944 69 69 1945 60 67 1946 69 62 1947 69 56