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Maternal Mortality.
Two maternal deaths occurred in Camberwell during 1952
—one from obstetric shock following an operation and the other
from pulmonary embolism due to phlebo-thrombosis of the right
leg following parturition. This represents a death rate of 0.67
per 1,000 total births, the second lowest figure ever recorded
in the Borough. The lowest maternal death rate was in 1950 ;
in that year there were also two deaths, but the slightly lower
death rate was due to the fact that a larger number of births
were registered.
Sickness among the Council's Permanent Employees.
In addition to the medical examination of candidates for
appointments on the Council's official establishment, the
Medical Officer of Health undertakes the medical examination
of the Council's employees for admission to the Sickness
Pay Scheme or the permanent staff and of any employees who
have been absent from duty owing to illness for a period exceeding
fourteen days.
A brief survey of the rate of sickness absence of permanent
employees of the Council during 1952 has been carried out and
the findings are summarised in the following tables. This
survey could not be extended to temporary employees in view
of their fluctuating numbers.
Table A shows, by age groups, the total number of permanent
men employed, the percentage sickness rate, the average
number of days' sickness for each man sick and the average
number of days' sickness per man employed. The sickness rate
is the total number of days lost owing to illness expressed as a
percentage of the potential number of man-days per year. For
statistical purposes, the potential has been assumed to be
300 working days per year per man employed.