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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 17
| Height 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 | Totoal | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Survived 28 days | Total | Died within 24 hrs.of birtth | Survived 28 days | Total | Died wit hi n 24 hrs. of birth | Survived 26 days | Total | Died within 24 hrs.of birth | Survived 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 (1,500 gms. or less) | 1958 | 11 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| 1959 | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
| (b) Over 3 lb. 4 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 6 oz. (1,500-2,000 gms.) | 1958 | 14 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | - |
| 1959 | 10 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| (c) Over 4 lb. 6 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 15 oz. (2,000-2,250 gms.) | 1958 | 18 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1959 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| (d) Over 4 lb. 15 oz. up to and including 5 lb. 8 oz. (2,250-2,500 gms.) | 1958 | 37 | - | 37 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| 1959 | 48 | - | 48 | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Totals | 1958 | 80 | 8 | 65 | 5 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | - |
| 1959 | 83 | 13 | 66 | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | |
| TABLE 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height 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 | Totoal | Died within 24 hrs. of birth | Survived 28 days | Total | Died within 24 hrs.of birtth | Survived 28 days | Total | Died wit hi n 24 hrs. of birth | Survived 26 days | Total | Died within 24 hrs.of birth | Survived 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 (1,500 gms. or less) | 1958 | 11 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| 1959 | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
| (b) Over 3 lb. 4 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 6 oz. (1,500-2,000 gms.) | 1958 | 14 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | - |
| 1959 | 10 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| (c) Over 4 lb. 6 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 15 oz. (2,000-2,250 gms.) | 1958 | 18 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1959 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| (d) Over 4 lb. 15 oz. up to and including 5 lb. 8 oz. (2,250-2,500 gms.) | 1958 | 37 | - | 37 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| 1959 | 48 | - | 48 | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Totals | 1958 | 80 | 8 | 65 | 5 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | - |
| 1959 | 83 | 13 | 66 | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | |
+ The group under this heading will include cases which may be born in one hospital and transferred to another