[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Causes of Death of Children under One Year of Age. No. of Deaths. Kate per 1000 Causes of Death. Urban Rural Aoministrative Births— Administrative Districts. • Districts. County. County. Infectious Diseases 17 17 30 Diarrhoeal Diseases 25 4 29 5-2 Other Digestive Diseases 5 — 5 •9 Wasting Diseases 148 17 165 29-6 Respiratory Diseases 6G 7 73 131 Tubercular Diseases 4 2 6 1-1 Other Causes 16 5 21 3-7 Totals 281 35 316 56-6 Tlie number of deaths in the Administrative County from the following diseases was: — Measles—all ages ... ... ... 17 Whooping Cough—all ages ... ... 12 Diarrhoea—under 2 years of age ... 32 LABORATORY FACILITIES. The accompanying table gives details of the work carried out in the County Laboratory for the year 1945, and also the figures for 1944. The Laboratory carries out pathological and bacteriological work for the Administrative County, and continues to undertake work for Authorities outside the Administrative County. the total number of specimens examined shows a slight increase compared with the previous year.