Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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Premature Births
Number of premature births (as adjusted by any notifications transferred in or out of the area).
Weight at birth | Premature live births | Premature stillbirths | ||||||||||||
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Born in hospital | Born at home or in a nursing home | |||||||||||||
Nursed, entirely at home or in a nursing home | Transferred to hospital on or before 28th day | |||||||||||||
Total births | Died | Total births | Died | Total births | Died | Born | ||||||||
within 24 hours of birth | in 1 and under 7 days | in 7 and under 28 days | within 24 hours of birth | in 1 and under 7 days | in 7 and under 28 days | within 24 hours of birth | in 1 and under 7 days | in 7 and under 28 days | in hospital | at home or in a nursing home | ||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | |
1 2 lb. 3 oz. or less | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - |
2 Over 2 lb. 3 oz. up to and including 3 lb. 4 oz | 13 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - |
3 Over 3 lb. 4 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 6 oz | 29 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 |
4 Over 4 lb. 6 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 15 oz. | 22 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
5 Over 4 lb. 15 oz. up to and including 5 lb. 8 oz | 44 | 1 | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
6 Total | 112 | 12 | 8 | - | 12 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 19 | 1 |
1 = l,000g, or less, 2 = 1,001 - l,500g, 3 = 1,501 - 2,000g, 4 = 2,001 - 2,250g, 5 = 2,251 - 2,500g.