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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
Sutton 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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PREMATURITY
The following table gives details of premature births and stillbirths notified in the London Borough of Sutton during the period 1st January — 31st December 1966 as adjusted by transferred notifications:
| Weight at Birth | PREMATURE LIVE BIRTHS | PREMATURE STILL- BIRHS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born in Hospital | Born at home or in a Nursing Home | Transferred to Hospital on or before 28th day | Born at home or in a Nursing Home | Born in Hospital | ||||||||||
| T O T A L | DIED | T O T A L | DIED | T O T A L | ||||||||||
| Within 24 hrs of birth | Between 1 & 7 days | Between 7 and 28 days | Within 24 hrs of birth | Between 1 & 7 days | Between 7 & 28 days | Within 24 hrs of birth | Between 1 & 7 days | Between 7 & 28 days | ||||||
| 2lb.3ozs. or less | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| (4) | (3) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (1) | (1) | |
| over 2lb.3 ozs. up to & incl. 3lb.4ozs. | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| (7) | (4) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (2) | (-) | |
| over 3lb.4ozs. up to & incl. 4lb.6ozs. | 28 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| (17) | (1) | (1) | (-) | (1) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (4) | (-) | |
| over 4lb.6ozs. up to & incl. 4 lb.l5ozs. | 32 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| (21) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (1) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (2) | (1) | |
| over 4lb.15 ozs up to & incl. 5lb.8ozs | 59 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| (47) | (-) | (1) | (2) | (4) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (1) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (2) | (-) | |
| TOTAL | 130 | 6 | 8 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 15 | 1 |
| (96) | (8) | (2) | (2) | (6) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (1) | (-) | (-) | (-) | (11) | (1) | |