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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
Ealing 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Children.
| Number of Infants born— | |
| Males | 299 |
| , Females | 243 |
| Total | 542 |
Of the 36 premature infants, those of 28 and 32 weeks development
and one of 34 weeks development died. Three premature
babies were stillborn.
Children
| Number of cases of Twins | 7 |
| Number of cases of Premature Infants— | |
| 38 weeks development | 23 |
| 36/37 do. | 8 |
| 34/35 do. | 3 |
| 32 do. | 1 |
| 28 do. | 1 |
| Total | 36 |
Of these stillbirths only one (the eclamptic case) was a female.
| Macerated— | |
| Premature | 2 |
| Hydrocephalus | 1 |
| Others | 3 |
| Prematurity | 1 |
| Hydramnios and malformations | 1 |
| Asphyxia | 1 |
| Pre-eclampsia in mother | 1 |
| Eclampsia in mother | 1 |
| Difficult breech delivery | 1 |