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PubMed1979

The effects of location, experiences with the civil disturbances and religion on death anxiety and manifest anxiety in a sample of Northern Ireland university students.

A total of 315 Northern Ireland university students were compared to 302 Republic of Ireland university students in terms of death anxiety, manifest anxiety, and perception of dangerousness of aspects of their environment and attitudes toward the civil disturbances in Northern Ireland. Also using these variables in the Northern Ireland sample, Protestants were compared to Catholics, those having had experiences with the disturbances were compared to those not having had such experiences, and those living in nominally dangerous areas of Belfast were compared to those living in nominally safer areas of Belfast. Students living in Northern Ireland had higher death anxiety and stronger fears than students living in the Republic. Those having had experiences with the civil violence had higher manifest anxiety and stronger fears than those not having has such experiences. Persons living in safe environments thought the disturbances to be more serious than those living in more dangerous environments, a result which is discussed in terms of the media and cognitive dissonance. Finally, an argument is made that the influence of religious denomination is an overemphasized variable in the understanding of the civil disturbances.

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PubMed1976

Major central nervous system malformations notified in Northern Ireland, 1969 to 1973.

In Northern Ireland, during the years 1969 to 1973, there were 485 notifications of anencephalus, 525 of spina bifida and 328 of hydrocephalus in a population of 157,725 (live and still) births. The data were based on the voluntary notification system for congenital malformations which has been operating in Northern Ireland and in England and Wales sine 1964. The malformation rates per 1000 (live and still) births were 3-1 for anencephalus, 3-3 for spina bifida and 2-1 for hydrocephalus. Secular trends in these data indicate a decrease in the incidence of all three major central nervous system malformations, but this is significant only in relation to anencephalus. Spina bifida was more common in female births than in male births, and 79 per cent of affected infants were liveborn. Indirect evidence suggests that some 40 per cent of the total number of live and stillborn infants having spina bifida at birth will survive to one year of age.

Anencephaly↗
PubMed1976

A survey for swine vesicular disease antibody in pigs in Northern Ireland.

One thousand pig sera from Northern Ireland were tested using the radial immuno-diffusion (RID) test for antibody to swine vesicular disease (SVD) virus. Sera showing precipitation in RID were further tested by serum neutralisation (SN) and double immuno-diffusion (DID) tests. The results of the RID test showed low levels of antibody present. However, SN and DID tests did not prive the specificity of this antibody. It was concluded that the low levels of antibody detected by the RID tests were not caused by subclinical levels of SVD in the pig population in Northern Ireland.

Animals↗
PubMed1978

Mental subnormality in Northern Ireland.

A prevalence survey of mental subnormality in Northern Ireland was carried out on lines similar to an earlier investigation by MacKay (1971). In a general population of one and a half million there were 6,854 ascertained subnormal individuals. The male : female ratio was 1. 14 :1. Approximately one in three subnormal people was under residential care. The prevalence of severe subnormality (IQ less than 50) in the 15-19 year old group was 4.81. The findings do not support the "steady rate" theory of severe subnormality.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Cystic fibrosis in Northern Ireland.

In a retrospective study of cystic fibrosis in Northern Ireland for 1961 to 1971, the incidence was 1 in 1857 livebirths, which is comparable to figures from Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.

Cystic Fibrosis↗
PubMed1979

Comparison of central nervous system malformations in spontaneous absortions in Northern Ireland and south-east England.

A study of 1140 pregnancies ending in spontaneous abortion disclosed a central nervous system (CNS) malformation in 4.9% of all complete conceptuses. Life-table analysis suggested that the incidence of CNS malformations is 16/1000 at the beginning of the eighth week of gestation. It was also estimated that only one-fifth of these infants are born alive, 41% being aborted spontaneously and 38% stillborn. A hypothesis that differences in the incidence of CNS malformations result from area differences in the mortality rate of malformed embryos and fetuses was examined by comparing the findings in Northern Ireland, an area of high incidence, with those in south-east England, an area of low incidence. In Northern Ireland 4.6% of complete conceptuses had a CNS malformation compared with 3.0% in south-east England, but the difference was not statistically significant. There is no evidence that in Northern Ireland a lower mortality rate among malformed fetuses and embryos is responsible for the high incidence of malformation at birth. The geographical variation of CNS malformations in the United Kingdom still awaits explanation.

Abortion, Spontaneous↗
PubMed1977

Aetiological survey of visually handicapped children in Northern Ireland.

A survey of visually h,ndicapped children in Northern Ireland identified 486 subjects aged 0 to 20 years on January 1, 1976, with a corrected visual acuity of 6/18 or less in the better eye. The prevalence of visual handicap was 81/100,000 of the population with an estimated ascertainment rate of 80%. Genetically determined diseases accounted for 51% of the cases. Birth hypoxia secondary to prenatal and perinatal complications was the second most important aetiological factor contributing towards visual handicap.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

Neonatal death in Northern Ireland.

A survey of neonatal deaths occurring over two years in Northern Ireland disclosed that many hospitals where babies could be born probably could not be staffed and equipped to deal effectively with major perinatal problems. The incidence of congenital malformations, especially neural tube defects, was high. A reduction in neonatal deaths from this cause might be expected if facilities for antenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy were made available, although this raises grave ethical problems. Many infants died of prematurity and the idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome. A considerable reduction in neonatal deaths might be expected with improved care at the place of delivery backed by a regional centre with facilities for transporting and treating severely ill infants needing intensive care.

Congenital Abnormalities↗
PubMed1977

Industrial dermatitis in Northern Ireland.

Industrial injuries and disablement benefits paid for industrial dermatitis (PD 42) in Northern Ireland are analyzed by age, industry and substance responsible. The most significant trend is a decrease in the number of cases due to cement and an increase in the number of nickel cases.

Dermatitis, Contact↗
PubMed1975

Alpha1 antitrypsin phenotypes in Northern Ireland.

Serum alpha1 antitrypsin levels and phenotypes were examined in 1000 healthy adults in Northern Ireland. The Pi phenotype M accounted for 87-8% Pi MS for 7-3% and Pi MZ for 3-5%. The percentages of the rarer phenotypes were Pi FM 0-3, Pi IM 0-6, Pi SZ 0-4 and Pi Z--0-1. The range of alpha1 antitrypsin levels in different phenotypes showed considerable overlap. Pi MS, Pi MZ and Pi SZ sera gave mean levels of 81%, 61% and 40% respectively of the mean level obtained in Pi M sera and that of the Pi Z--minus serum, 5%. Two distinct types of anomalous pattern were encountered in sera from ten subjects.

Adult↗
PubMed1977

Fatal dextropropoxyphene poisoning in Northern Ireland. Review of 30 cases.

Data from 30 fatal cases of dextropropoxphene poisoning occurring in Northern Ireland over three years have been studied. All the victims had ingested more than therapeutic amounts, and many had also taken alcohol or other drugs. Most of the deaths were probably suicides. Death occurred very rapidly suggesting that the narcotic effects of dextropropoxyphene predominated, and this may explain the scarcity of clinical reports, It is suggested that many doctors are unaware of the danger of dextropropoxyphene in overdosage and that the problem of dextropropoxyphene poisoning in the United Kingdom has not been fully appreciated. This supposition, if correct, highlights the absence of a satisfactory early-warning system for serious drug effects including death.

Acetaminophen↗
PubMed1978

Brain abscesses in Northern Ireland: a 30 year community review.

One hundred and seventy-two cases of intracranial abscesses, obtained from Neurosurgical and Centralised Autopsy Records for Northern Ireland for the 30 years, 1947--1976, have been reviewed. The incidence of the disease has fallen from five to three per million of population per year over the past three decades. Intracranial abscesses were three times as common in males as in females. Twenty-nine per cent of the abscesses were in the temporal lobe, 25% frontal, 10% parietal, 6% cerebellar, 3% occipital, and 7% were either subdural or in deep sites such as the thalamus; the remainder (20%) were multiple. Multiple and occipital abscesses were all fatal, temporal and parietal abscesses were associated with a 65% mortality, and 45% of patients with frontal abscesses died. Chronic suppurative otitis media was the single largest cause, and it was the only aetiological factor to have shown a progressive decline over 30 years. For those seen and treated in the neurosurgical unit the mortality was 53%, but if those obtained from the necropsy records were included the overall mortality was 70%.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1976

The copper status of beef cattle in Northern Ireland.

1. Serum caeruloplasmin (ferroxidase I;EC 1.16.3.1) activity has been used as an indicator of copper status of cattle to survey beef herds in Northern Ireland. 2. The main survey covered some 20 000 cows on 1200 farms. 3. The results are reported in the form of a map showing area where herds of low and very-low Cu status predominate. Clinical signs of Cu deficiency in calves were encountered in only two areas.

Animals↗
PubMed1975

The classification of trauma. Lessons leaned in classifying injuries of 1,797 patients from civil disturbances in Northern Ireland, 1969-1971.

The difficulties of applying the rules of the International Classification of Diseases to trauma cases are discussed on the basis of coding the injuries of 1,797 injured patients from civil disorders in Northern Ireland, 1969-1971. Certain inadequacies of the code are indicated and suggestions made about ways to modify it and make its applications more informative.

Civil Disorders↗
PubMed1978

A comparison of neural tube defects identified by two independent routine recording systems for congenital malformations in Northern Ireland.

The efficiency of two systems for recording congenital malformations has been compared; one system, the Registrar General's Congenital Malformation Notification, is based on registering all malformed infants, and the other, the Child Health System, records all births. In Northern Ireland for three years [1974--1976], using multiple sources of ascertainment, a total of 686 infants with neural tube defects was identified among 79 783 live and stillbirths. The incidence for all neural tube defects in 8 60 per 1 000 births. The Registrar General's Congenital Malformation Notification System identified 83.6% whereas the Child Health System identified only 63.3% of all neural tube defects. Both systems together identified 86.2% of all neural tube defects. The two systems are suitable for monitoring of malformations and the addition of information from the Genetic Counselling Clinics would enhance the data for epidemiological studies.

Humans↗