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Croydon 1959
[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 1959 who
were born-
(i) at home 50
(ii) in private nursing homes -
(iii) in hospital* 173
(2) The number of those born at home-
who were nursed entirely at home 45
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 50
(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 -
(4) Number of those born in hospital-
who died during the first 24 hours 22
who survived at the end of one month 151
(5) Number of premature still births who were born-
(i) at home 7
(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.