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12. Care of Premature Infants, (Circular 20/44).
No. of premature babies notified during 1947 whose
mother is normally resident in the Council's area - 209.
Total No. of premature babies notified who were born
at home 16
in Hospital or Nursing Home 195 -(3 of
which were untraced)
No. of those born at home who were nursed entirely
at home 16 — (1
died after 24 hours)
who died during the first 24 hours 1
who survived at end of one month 14
No. of those born in hospital or nursing home who
died during tho first 24 hours 15-0-3
died after 24 hours but before end of 1 month)
who survived at end of one month 162
13. Infectious Disease, Ophthalmia Puerperal
Neonatorum Pyrexia.
Institutional Institutional
No. of Cases. Confinements. Confinements.
Notified during the year 6 16
Visited by officers of
the Council 6 16
Removed to hospital 6 16
In all cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum the vision
was unimpaired.
14. Child Life Protection.
Individual Foster Mothers receiving (1 is
children under nine for reward apart (guaranteed
from their parents at tho end of tho (payment by
year 8 (the Council
No. of children under nine received
during the year 4
No. of children under nine
at the end of the year 10
No. of Child Protection Visitors at the
end of the year:- Health Visitors 15
Othor 1 Female,
-15-