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CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS
(1) Number of live premature babies notified during 1970 who
were born:—
(i) at home or in a Nursing Home 13
(ii) in hospital 266
(2) The number of those born at home or in a Nursing Home:—
who were nursed entirely there 12
who were transferred to hospital on or
before the 28th day 1
who died during the first 24 hours —
who died in 1 and under 7 days 1
who died in 7 days and under 28 days —
who survived at the end of one month 12
(3) The number of those born in hospital:—
who died during the first 24 hours 13
who died in 1 and under 7 days 4
who died in 7 and under 28 days 2
who survived at the end of one month 247
(4) The number of premature stillbirths who were born:—
(i) at home or in a Nursing Home —
(ii) in hospital 15
Congenital Malformations
80 notifications were received, of which 66 were in respect of
live births and 14 in respect of stillbirths. The total number of
malformations was 99 and the number of children with multiple
malformations was 18.
Notification of Intention to Practise
During the year 132 midwives notified their intention to
practise within the Borough.
HOME NURSING
Mrs. M. O. Tierney, s.r.n., q.n.
Superintendent, Home Nursing Service
Co-operation with the other medical and nursing services
continued to develop and a scheme for the attachment of District
Nurses to groups of General Practitioners is proposed for early
1971.
There was a definite expansion of the scheme in which