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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The history of previous pregnancies ending in miscarriage, premature birth, or still birth is
given in the following Table, both for the mothers of children who survived, and for the mothers
of children who died of prematurity. Illegitimate children are again excluded.
Table II.—The History of Previous Pregnancies in the Mothers of Infants Dying of
Prematurity in 1909-11 (Class B.) and of Infants born in 1910-11, and surviving
to the end of the Year of Birth (Class A.).
| Pregnancies per Mother. | Number of Mothers. | Mothers with histories of Previous Pregnancies Terminating Prematurely or in Still Birth at Term. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Percentage. | |||||
| A | B | A | B | A | B | |
| 2 | 324 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 8.0 | 22.7 |
| 3 | 299 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3.0 | 44.4 |
| 4 | 241 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 9.1 | 33.3 |
| 5 | 187 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 14.4 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 147 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 18.4 | 88.9 |
| Totals | 1198 | 56 | 110 | 20 | 9.2 | 35.7 |
| Pregnancies per Mother. | Number Of mothers. | Total Number of Pregnancies. | Previous Pregnancies ending Prematurely or in still Birth. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Percentage. | |||||||
| A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B | |
| 2 | 324 | 22 | 648 | 44 | 26 | 5 | 4.0 | 11.4 |
| 3 | 299 | 9 | 897 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1.1 | 22.2 |
| 4 | 241 | 9 | 964 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 3.4 | 8.3 |
| 5 | 187 | 7 | 935 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 3.5 | o.o |
| 6 | 147 | 9 | 862 | 54 | 35 | 10 | 4.1 | 18.5 |
| Totals | 1198 | 56 | 4306 | 196 | 137 | 24 | 3.2 | 12.2 |
* Infants dying of prematurity in 1909-11 and infants born in 1910-11 and surviving to the end of the year of birth
are included the number of "Total Preganancies." The term "Previous Pregnancies" refers to the preganancies preceding
the conception of children who died of prematurity in 1909-11, or who were born in 1910-11 and survived to the end of the
year of birth.