[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow] page 92

Walthamstow 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Premature Infants.—For statistical reports a premature infant is taken as one weighing 5½ lbs. or 'less. This is an international standard.

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Premature Infants.—For statistical reports a premature infant is taken as one weighing 5½ lbs. or 'less. This is an international standard.

	Infants born in Thorpe Coombe.	Infants born at home.
(a) 5½ lbs. or more than 4½ lbs.	48	7
(b) 4½ lbs. „ „ „ 3½ lbs.	28	—
(c) 3½ lbs. „ „ „ 2½ lbs.	13	3
(d) 2½ lbs. or less	4	5
(e) Weight not recorded	5	1
Totals	98	16

Table: Breast Feeding.—On discharge from Thorpe Coombe at 10 to 12 days, 79.6 per cent, of mothers were feeding their infants, 16.25 per cent, partly breast feeding, while 4.15 per cent of infants were fed on dried cows' milk.

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Breast Feeding.—On discharge from Thorpe Coombe at 10 to 12 days, 79.6 per cent, of mothers were feeding their infants, 16.25 per cent, partly breast feeding, while 4.15 per cent of infants were fed on dried cows' milk.

	1947	1946	1945	1944	1943	1942	1941	1940
(a) Infants completely breast fed	79.6	85.8	88.1	85.6	82.5	83.9	87.6	77.4
(b) Infants partly breast fed	16.3	10.2	9.4	11.5	12.2	12.0	9.9	18.7
(c) Infants not breast fed	4.1	4.0	2.5	2.9	5.3	4.1	2.5	3.9
	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

Table: FOETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY

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FOETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY

(a) Stillbirths.	Number of cases
	54 lbs or less			Over 5 ½ lbs
	Macerated	Recent	Macer ated	Recent	Total
(i) Developmental defects	3	2	—	1	6
(ii) Maternal conditions : Toxaemia, Hyperpiesis, Antepartum Hemorrhage, Pneumonia, following a fall	7	3	–	2	12
(iii) Foetal conditions : Erythroblastosis foetalis, Cord complications	–	–	1	1	2
(iv) Complications of labour	—	2	—	4	6
(v) Unknown	1	2	1	1	5
Totals	11	9	2	9	31

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A postmortem examination was held in five cases.

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Walthamstow 1947

Table: Premature Infants.—For statistical reports a premature infant is taken as one weighing 5½ lbs. or 'less. This is an international standard.

Table: Breast Feeding.—On discharge from Thorpe Coombe at 10 to 12 days, 79.6 per cent, of mothers were feeding their infants, 16.25 per cent, partly breast feeding, while 4.15 per cent of infants were fed on dried cows' milk.

Table: FOETAL AND INFANT MORTALITY

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