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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
Croydon 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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PREMATURE BABIES
Arrangements have been made for premature infants born
in hospitals or at home to be notified to the Medical Officer of
Health each week to enable the Health Visitors to follow them
up when they return home.
(1) Number of premature babies notified during 1947 who
were born—
(i) at home 81
(ii) in hospital 234
(2) The number of those born at home—
who were nursed entirely at home 71
who died during the first 24 hours 10
who survived at the end of one month 71
(3) The number of those born in hospital—
who died during the first 24 hours 45
who survived at the end of one month 189