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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 1948 who
were born—
(i) at home 91
(ii) in hospital 168
(2) The number of those born at home—
who were nursed entirely at home 80
who died during the first 24 hours 3
who survived at the end of one month 80
(3) The number of those born in hospital—
who died during the first 24 hours 14
who survived at the end of one month 134
Home Helps.
During the year 843 expectant mothers applied for Home
Helps, and 801 were supplied. The corresponding figures for
1947 were 825 mothers applied, and 771 were supplied. At the
end of the year there were the names of 42 full-time and 32 casual
Home Helps on the register.
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