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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 1961
[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 1961 who were
born-
(i) at home 31
(ii) in private nursing homes
(Hi) in hospital* 205
(2) The number of those born at home -
who were nursed entirely at home 21
who were transferred to hospital on or
before the 28th day 10
who died during the first 24 hours
who survived at the end of one month 31
(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 14
who survived at the end of one month 191
(5) Number of premature still births who were born -
(i) at home 1
(ii) in private nursing homes
(iii) in hospital 37
The group under this heading will include cases which
may be born in one hospital and transferred to another.