Heilbrigðisskýrslur - 01.12.1962, Side 201

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1962
10. Cancer.
1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Deaths ................ 210 255 286 257 281
The medical officers in all districts have made out lists showing the
prevalence of malignant tumors during the year. According to these lists
there are 581 such patients. On pp. 101—102 these malignant tumors are
classified according to location.
11. School health service. The School Health Act and Regulation came
into force in the years 1957 and 1958 respectively. According to the
legislation a periodical medical examination of all pupils is performed
every second year, but tuberculosis control of pupils and school personnel
is performed every year. Pupils needing medical treatment or further
observation are kept under special supervision as long as school doctors
find it necessary. Much stress is laid on supervising the pupils, whether
known to be previously unwell or healthy, all through the school year,
teachers and parents being' urged to refer to the school doctors every
pupil who according to their judgement needs to be examined. Teachers
have to make reports about their pupils’ health twice a year. The district
medical officers act as school doctors except in Reykjavík and Hafnar-
fjörður, where there are special school doctors, all of whom are working
part-time. Table X shows the diseases and ailments discovered at the
periodical medical examination.
12. Maternity (cf. tables XII—XIV). The total number of births in
1962 was 4769, 4711 born alive and 58 stillborn (12.3 per 1000).
Deaths in connection with childbirth during the preceding years have
been as follows:
Complications of
Pregnancy, Childbirth 1958 1959 1960
and Puerperium .... 2 2 „
Puerperal Sepsis ......... „ „ „
Total Number of Deaths 2 2 „
1961 1962
2 2
» if
2 2
The maternity death rate 1962 was 0.42 per 1000 children born.
13. Artificial Abortion (cf. table XII).
During the year 60 artificial abortions took place under the Birth
Control Act, which came into operation in 1935. In 13 out of these 60
cases social as well as medical indications had been taken into con-
sideration.
14. Accidents. The figure of deaths by accidents (including suicide)
is 0.57 per 1000 of the whole population.