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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
East Ham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 28 PREMATURE INFANTS,
| Weight at birth | PREMATURE LIVE BIRTHS | PREMATURE STILL-BIRTHS | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born in Hospital † | Born at home and nursed entirely at home | Born at home and transferred to hospital on or before 28th day | Born in nursing home and nursed entirely there | Born in nursing home and transferred to hospital on or before 28th day | Born in hospital | Born at home | Born in nursing home | |||||||||||
| Total | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Survived 28 days | Total | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Survived 28 days | Total | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Survived 28 days | Total | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Survived 28 days | Total | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Survived 28 days | ||||
| (a) 3 lb. 4 oz. or less (1,500 gms. or less) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (b) Over 3 lb. 4 oz. up to and including 4lb.6 oz. (1,500-2,000 gms.) | 12 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| (c) Over 4 lb. 6 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 15 oz. (2,000-2,250 gms.) | 12 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| (d) Over 4lb. 15oz. up to and Including 5 lb. 8 oz. (2,250-2,500 gms.) | 29 | 1 | 28 | 9 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Totals | 67 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | —- | — | |
†The group under this heading will include cases which may be born in one hospital and transferred to another