London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southall 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Infant Mortality Rate from 1900 to 1956
Premature Infants
Thirty-three premature infants were born during the year, 26 were born in hospital
and of these, 20 were surviving at the end of one month; 7 were born at home and of these 6
were surviving at the end of one month. There were 6 premature still births, all occurring
in hospital.
The classification of a premature infant is given to a child born prematurely, or which
weighs less than 5A lbs. at birth.
Maternal Morbidity
Three cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified during the year. There was one maternal
death, and no deaths associated with abortion.
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