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Croydon 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS
(1) Number of live premature babies notified during 1958 who were
born-
(i) at home 52
(ii) in private nursing homes 1
(iii) in hospital * 177
(2) The number of those born at home-
who were nursed entirely at home 47
who were transferred to hospital on or
before the 28th day 5
who died during the first 24 hours
who survived at the end of one month 52
(3) The number of those born in private nursing homes-
who died during the first 24 hours
who survived at the end of one month 1
(4) Number of those born in hospital-
who died during the first 24 hours 11
who survived at the end of one month 166
(5) Number of premature still births who were born-
(i) at home 4
(ii) in private nursing homes -
(iii) in hospital 38
* The group under this heading will include cases which may
be born in one hospital and transferred to another.