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Care of Premature Infants.—Of the 1,738 live births occurring in
Ilford during 1956, 85 weighed 5ilbs. or less at birth; 18 of these babies
were born on the district and 67 in Hospital (including 5 where the home
address of the parents was outside Ilford).
Of the 18 babies born at home:—
16 were nursed entirely at home;
2 were transferred to hospital;
17 survived at the end of one month;
1 died between the ages of one day and one month.
Of the 67 babies born in hospital:—
5 died during the first 24 hours;
2 died between the age of one day and one month (including one
where the home address was outside Ilford);
60 survived at the end of one month (including 4 where the home
address was outside Ilford).
In addition 21 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 5y lb. or less. Of these there were: —
3 who died within the first 24 hours (in hospital);
1 who died between the age of one day and one month (in hospital);
17 who survived at the end of one month.
Infant Mortality.—The number of infants dying within the first year of
life was 33, the total number born being 2,115. 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 15-6.
The following table gives the deaths of infants under one year of age,
classified according to age:—