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Deaths in connection with chi l.dbirth during the preceeding years
have been as follows:
Complications of Pregnancy,
Childbirth and Puerperium .
Puerperal Sepsis ..........
Total Number of Deaths ....
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
- 2 - 1 -
— 2 _ 1 _
The maternity death rate 1074 was 0.0 per 1000 children born.
11. Artificial Abortion (cf. table XII).
During the year 219 artificial abortions took place under the Birth
Control Act, which came into operation in 1935. In 89 out of these
219 cases social as well as medical indications had been taken into
consideration.
12. Accidents. The rate of deaths by accidents (including suicide)
is 0.73 per 1000 of the whole population.
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Deaths by Suicide . . . . 27 11 18 28 22
Deaths by other Accidents
(incl. homicides) . . . . 127 151 107 154 136
Classification of accidents (external i causes) is shown on pp. 82 -
13. Health Personnel (cf. table I). The total number of licensed
medical men in Iceland was 464 at the end of the year 1974, whereof
372 were resident in Iceland. The number of midwives at work was
146. Trained nurses at work were 769. 126 dental surgeons are
working in the country.
14. General Insurance. The National Insurance Act of 1936
(amended many times) covers besides diseases: accidents, disablement
and old age insurance.
15, Food and Nutrition. The chemical analysis and bacteriological
investigations are done at the State Laboratories in Reykjavík.