[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough.

  • Ashton-under-Lyne (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The consultations, weighings, lectures and social work have been lield weekly during the year. The health talks are given on the care of the mother and child each social afternoon. Cookery demonstrations are given in place of health talks at intervals during the year. Record of all Attendances at Centres. East-end. West-end. Total. Weighings ... 1446 .. 1808 . .. 3254 Consul- (Expectant Mothers. 13 .. 26 . .. 39 tations ... W'hildren ... 1176 .. 1257 . .. 2433 Lectures ... 450 .. 1410 . .. 1860 Sewdng Class ... 204 .. 295 . .. 499 expectant Mothers’ Class ... ... 40 .. 98 . .. 138 Children fat lectures) 301 . .. 525 Total ... 3553 5195 8748 Still Births.—The number legistered dui-ing the year was 32. Illegitimate Births —The number of these was 69, being 29 in the West-end and 40 in the East-end. Of these, 10 died, representing a rate of 145 per 1,000. Infant Mortality. -138 infants died before reaching the age of 12 months. As 1152 births were registered the Infant Mortality Rate for the year was 119-7 per 1,000 births. The cori’esponding ligure for 1919 was 119-8. No less than 33 of these deaths occurred in thehrst week, and at least 48 were due to pre-natal causes, premature birth alone being given as the cause in 30 instances. Eight deaths were attributed to con- vulsions 17 to bronchitis, and 27 to Pneumonia. Milk. The following table shows the number of necessi- tous cases of children under five yeai s, also expectant mothers who have been supplied with milk at the Welfare Centres and lilassage Clinics, at less than cost pi-ice or free ot cost, during the year 1920.