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The death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000
live births when calculated on the totals given by the Registrar-
General are therefore:—
Legitimate, 28; Illegitimate, 46; Total, 29.
The Infant Mortality Rate for other areas during 1949 was
as follows:—
England and Wales 32
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns
(including London) 37
148 Smaller Towns (25,000—50,000
population) 30
London 29
CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS
The action suggested in Circular 20/44 (as amended by
Circular LHAL 1/49) has been carried out as far as possible and
the steps taken were detailed in the Report for 1944. During
1949, 79 premature infants were born to residents of the area, 16
at home and 63 in Hospitals or Nursing Homes. One premature
infant was born in a private nursing home in the area, and was
transferred to Hospital.
Of the 16 born at home, 9 were transferred to Hospital. The
remaining seven, who were nursed entirely at home, survived at
the end of one month.
The table "Causes of Death of Infants" which follows,
Includes 12 deaths from premature birth as compared with four in
1948.