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Maternal Mortality.
The Maternal Mortality rate is calculated on the number of
Births in the area.
During 1935 there were 4 deaths (in Hospital) from Puerperal
Sepsis giving a mortality rate for this disease of 10.66 per 1,000
births, as compared with a rate of 1.61 per 1,000 births in England
and Wales.
The Maternal Mortality Rate is much higher for the year
under review than previously. Four such deaths occurred during
the year and all were due to Puerperal Septicaemia. All these
confinements took place in Institutions. One patient was sent to
the new Isolation Block of Queen Charlotte's Hospital.
There was no other death in the Borough from other puerperal
causes and the mortality rate for all deaths after confinement was
10.66 per 1,000 births, as compared with 3.93 in England and
Wales.
Dental Clinic.
Arrangements have been made for Dental work in connection
with the Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
A Dental Clinic is held once a week and Miss E. Russell,
L.D.S. (Eng.) the School Dental Surgeon, attends for the treatment
of nursing and expectant mothers and of children under 5 years of
age. Anaesthetics are given by the Medical Officer of Health and
artificial dentures supplied at prices similar to those charged
in connection with the National Health Insurance Scheme.
The Council has now agreed to advance the money for Artificial
Dentures in suitable cases so that patients need not wait for them
until they have saved up the required amount.
During the year 1935, 44 sessions have been held, including
20 for the administration of anaesthetics.
One hundred and thirty-two patients were treated and made
299 attendances,