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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 1960
[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 1960 who were
born -
(i) at home 41
(ii) in private nursing homes
(iii) in hospital* 206
(2) The number of those born at home -
who were nursed entirely at home 34
who were transferred to hospital on or
before the 28th day 7
who died during the first 24 hours 1
who survived at the end of one month 40
(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 184
(5) Number of premature still births who were born -
(1) at home 6
(11) in private nursing homes 1
(111) in hospital 28
The group under this heading will include cases which
may be born in one hospital and transferred to another.