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Premature Infants
Thirty-eight premature infants were born during the year and there were 7 premature
stillbirths. Thirty-seven of these premature infants born alive were surviving at the end
of one month. Out of the 38 born alive, 31 were born in hospital and 7 at home. All of the
premature still births were born in hospital. The classification of a premature infant is given
to a child born prematurely, or which weighs less than 5½ lbs. at birth. The weight of
one infant who died of prematurity within four weeks of its birth was 1 lb. 8 oz.
Maternal Morbidity
No cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified during the year. There was one maternal
death, from toxaemia, and in spite of operative interference. No deaths were associated
with abortion.
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