As the mortality of infant at the Joboji-machi was very high as compard with national mean value, this town was appointed as the special district for sanitaly guaidance of mothers and children in 1955.
The Preesent author conducted an examination for infants and studied on the actual sanitory condition of mothers and children in August 1955.
1) On the infantile nursing and the other items.
The results of the reseach on 295 mothers who have infants 2 months to 1 year and half aiter bjrth.
Indifference of the infant nursing 80.7%
Nurse is grandparents 66.1%
Use of “Ejiko”= a cracel 52.0%
Days of taking bath once in 6.4 days
Change of underwear once in 2.2 days
Change of diaper. 6.4 in a day
Days of puerperium 50 days
No holiday during pregnancy 74.8%
Witness of birth except doctor and midwife. 13.9%
2) On the infant.
The result of the research on 297 infants from 2 months to 1 year and half after birth.
a) Illness 122 infants (41.1%)
Rachitis constitution 20.5% Harnia 16.4%
Bronchitis 22.9% Impetigo 11.5%
b) Body measurement.
Stature and weight on the birth at maternity clinic was a little higher than national mean value and it was a slight dicrease to school age from a threemonth old baby.
c) The manner of nutrition.
Breast milk WS%
Artificial feeding 1.7%
Mixed feeding 22.9%
d) The state of development.
Dentition (at a seven-month old baby of the national value.). c34.1%
Walking start (at a thirteen-month old baby of the national mean value.). c25%
Weaning start (at a seven-month old baby.). c16%
e) Marriage of parents was earlier then that of the city people.
Male 23.2 3.7 years old Female 20.3 2.6 years old
f) Mother of the dead child were 26.8% more then that of the city people.
3) On the state of birth.
a) The body weight on the birth was lower that of the national meal value.
13) - The rote stillbirth was 2.5% and the birth after bleeding was 4.5%.
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