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Deaths in connection with childbirth during the preceeding years
have been as follows:
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Puerperium 2 1
Puerperal Sepsis - - - - 1
Total Number of Deaths 2 1 - 1
The maternity death rate 1975 was 0.2 per 1000 children bor n.
11. Artificial Abortion (cf. table X).
During the year 274 artificial abortions took place under the Birth
Control Act. In 208 out of these 274 cases social as well as medical
indications had been taken into consideration.
12. Accidents. The rate of deaths by accidents (including suicide)
is 0.69 per 1000 of the whole population.
Deaths by Suicide .........
Deaths by other Accidents
(incl. homicides) .........
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
11 18 28 22 22
151 107 154 136 128
Classif ication of accidents (external causes) is shown on pp. 69 - 72.
13. Health Personnel (cf. table I). The total number of licensed
medical men in Iceland was 506 at the end of the year 1975, whereof
400 were resident in Iceland. The number of midwives at work was
136. Trained nurses at work were 861. 138 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.