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Infantile Mortality.
During 1937 the number of deaths of infants under one year of
age was only 13, representing a rate of infantile mortality of 36 per
1,000 registered births, the infantile mortality rate for England and
Wales being 58 and that for London 60 per 1,000 registered births for
the corresponding period.
The infantile mortality rate of 36 per 1,000 registered births
for the year 1937 is the lowest ever recorded for the district.
The causes of death of infants dying under one year of age during
1937 are analysed in Table VIII (on page 11), which shows the
distribution for age groups and for localities.
Further reference to this subject will be found in Section VII
of this Report which deals with Maternity and Child Welfare.
Section II.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA.
(1) PUBLIC HEALTH STAFF.
(a) Medical Officer of Health.
The Medical Officer of Health of the Borough in addition to
undertaking the duties of District Medical Officer of Health acts also
as Medical Superintendent of the Council's Isolation Hospital, and as
Medical Officer for Maternity and Child Welfare.
(b) Assistant Medical Officer.
A part-time Assistant Medical Officer acts as Assistant Medical
Officer for Maternity and Child Welfare (including Ante-natal work)
and as Deputy Medical Superintendent of the Isolation Hospital
when the Medical Officer of Health is off duty.
(c) Medical Officer for Diphtheria Immunisation.
The services of a Specialist Medical Officer experienced in
diphtheria immunisation is employed to undertake this work in
connection with the Council's Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic.
(d) Consultant Medical Officers.
The services of a Consultant Obstetrician for cases of puerperal
fever or puerperal pyrexia and for cases of difficult or complicated
labour, and of a Consulting Aural Surgeon to the Isolation Hospital,
are available as occasion requires.