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Puerperal Sepsis 1
Other maternal causes 2
Premature births 23
Conjenital malformations and birth injuries 10
Suicide 7
Road Traffic Accidents 20
Other Violent causes 49
All other causes 93
Total deaths at all ages 1,258
AGE GROUPS
Under 1 1 to 4 5 to 14 15 to 44 45 to 64 65 and Total
over
Males 53 12 10 70 245 333 773
Females 25 7 6 59 111 277 485
78 19 16 129 356 660 1258
Infant Mortality,
The total number of deaths of infants under one year of age was
seventy-eight, the causes of death being as follows:-
Whooping Cough 1
Tuberculosis of the respiratory system 1
Bronchitis 7
Pneumonia 15
Diarrhoea 19
Premature births 23
Conjenital malformations and birth injuries 7
Other violent causes 1
All other causes 4
78
Maternal Mortality.
One death was attributed to Puerporal Sepsis and two others to
maternal causes,
Mortality Rate:- 2.28.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
Homo Nursing: 860 visits to sick children and to cases of homo
confinement wore made under arrangements with the
local Nursing Associations.
Home Visiting, The Health Visitors made 28,847 visits to the homos
of expoctant mothers, infants and toddlers.
Welfare Centre Attendance.
Examinations of Expectant Mothers by Medical Officer 5,225
Examinations of Post Natal cases by Medical Officer 1,187
Attendances of Infants under one year 13,328
Attendances of Children one to five years 7,537
The Assistant Medical Officers examined 9,960 children during the year
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