[Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.

  • Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1928
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Credit: [Report 1928] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In one case, the home conditions were unsatisfactory. DIARRHOEA AND ENTERITIS. Under the age of 2 years, one death occurred in the Rural District of Colwyn. The death rate per 1,000 births was 3 com- pared with a rate of 7 for England and Wales. l'he rate lor the County for the 5 years, 1921—23 was 6'2. DEATHS OF INFANTS, aged 1 to 5 years. Nine deaths occurred, viz., of 6 males, from Bronchitis (1), Violence (2) and other diseases '3), and 3 females from Bion- chitis fl), and Pneumonia {!); one half of the total number of deaths were from Respiratory Disease. MATERNAL MORTALITY. There were no deaths from Puerperal Sepsis ; 2 deaths occurred at the age period 25-45 years, one in the Urban District of Presteigne and the other in the Rural District of Rhayader, from other diseases of pregnancy. A woman aged 27 years died from Pulmonary Embolism on September 9th. There had been previously a normal labour The other woman ('multipara) aged 36 years, did not send for the midwife until some time after labour had started, delivery was normal, but post-partum Haemorrhage occurred 8 hours after medical aid was obtained ; the patient died from Embolism, 14 hours after delivery. In Table III, Appendix, of my Annual Report for 1927, I gave particulars of maternal deaths from Puerperal Sepsis, and other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy in each sanitary district in Radnorshire since 1911; the rates are given on pages 18 and 19. 4 he rates for the last 10 years. 1919—28 inclusive are as follows:— Puerperal Sepsis. Other conditions. Total. Urban Districts — 3’3 37 Rural P3 57 7‘0 County r0 57 67 Compared with England and Wales for 1917—26, the rate for Radnorshire in respect of Puerperal Sepsis is one third less but in regard to other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy, is double.