London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 12
| Weight at Birth | PREMATURE LIVE BIRTHS | PREMATURE STILL'-BIRTHS | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born in Hospital f | 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 be fo re 28 th day | Born in hospital | Born at home | Born in nursing home | |||||||||||
| Total | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Sur vived 28 days | Total | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Sur vived 28 lays | Total | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Sur vived 28 days | Total | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Sur vivec 28 days | Total | Died within 2 4 hrs.of birth | Sur- vived 28 days | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | (18) | (19) |
| (a) 3 lb, 4 oz. or less (1, 5000 gms or less) | 19 | 6 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| (b) Over 3 lb. 4 oz up to and including 4 lb. 6 oz. (1,500 -2,000 gms ) | 12 | - | 12 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| (c) Over 4 lb, 6 oz, up to and including 4 lb. 15 oz. (2.000 2.350 gms.) | 12 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| (d) Over 4 lb. 15 oz, up to and including 5 lb. 8 oz. (2. 250 - 2 500 gms.) | 34 | - | 134 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Totals \ | 77 | 8 | 64 | 14 | - | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 1 | - |
† The group under this heading will include cases which may be born in one hospital and transferred
to another.