[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough.

  • Ashton-under-Lyne (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INFANT MORTALITY The causes of the 30 deaths were as follows:— Pneumonia (all forms) 1 Premature Birth 13 Congenital Malformation ... 5 Suffocation (overlying) 1 Other Causes 10 30 Child Welfare Centres The work at the Infant Welfare Centres was well maintained during 1945, and the following figures show the number of sessions held, the number of consultations and the weighings carried out at the Centres:— Consultations held 128 Attendances at Consultations 1840 Number of Weighings of Children 8366 Total number of attendances at all Centres during the year: (1) By Children under 1 year of age 7322 (2) By Children between the ages of 1 and 5 ... 1519 Total number of children who attended at the Centres during the year and who, on the date of their first attendance, were:— (1) Under 1 year of age 506 Percentage of notified live births represented by this figure 71^ (2) Between the ages of 1 and 5 years 85