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Care of Premature Infants.— Of the 1,635 live births occurring in
Ilford during 1955, 81 weighed 5½lbs. or less at birth; 18 of these babies
were born on the district and 63 in Hospital (including 5 where the home
address of the parents was outside Ilford).
Of the 18 babies born at home: —
14 were nursed entirely at home;
4 were transferred to hospital;
15 survived at the end of one month;
3 died between the ages of one day and one month.
Of the 63 babies born in hospital:—
5 died during the first 24 hours;
6 died between the ages of one day and one month;
52 survived at the end of one month (including 5 where the home
address was outside Ilford).
In addition 31 notifications were received of births outside the district
where the ordinary residence of the parents was in Ilford and the weight of
the infant at birth was 5½ lb. or less. Of these there were:—
2 who died within the first 24 hours (in hospital);
2 who died between the ages of one day and one month (both
in hospital);
27 who survived at the end of one month.
Infant Mortality.—The number of infants dying within the first year
of life was 42, the total number born being 2,100. The latter figure is
supplied by the Registrar-General for calculating infant and maternal
mortality rates. The infant mortality, or rate of deaths per 1,000 live births
was therefore 20 0.
The following table gives the deaths of infants under one year of age.
classified according to age: —