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
Richmond upon Thames 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond upon Thames]
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Number of premature births (as adjusted by any notifications transferred in or out of the area).
| Weight at birth | Premature live births | Premature stillbirths | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Died | Died | Died | Born | |||||||||||
| Total births | within 24 hours of birth | in 1 and under 7 days | in 7 and under 28 days | Total births | within 24 hours of birth | in 1 and under 7 days | in 7 and under 28 days | Total births | 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 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 2 Over 2 lb. 3 oz. up to and including 3 lb. 4 oz | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 3 Over 3 lb. 4 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 6 oz | 20 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| 4 Over 4 lb. 6 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 15 oz. | 32 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5 Over 4 lb. 15 oz. up to and including 5 lb. 8 oz | 56 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| 6 Total | 120 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 15 | - |
| 1 = l,OOOg, or less, 2 = 1,001 - l,500g, 3 = 1,501, - 2,000g, 4 = 2001 - 2.250g, 5 = 2,251 - 2,500g. | ||||||||||||||