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Place of birth.
Born In Hospital 47
Born at home 5
Details not available 2
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Of the 47 born in hospital 4.2 died in the hospital in which they were born, and 5 were
transferred to another hospital.
Of the 5 born at home 2 died at home, and 3 were admitted to hospital.
The one death due to accident, which occurred at the age of 7 weeks was caused by
asphyxia due to suffocation, due to the child's face becoming buried in the cot pillow.
The death attributed to measles occurred in a baby aged 5 months, in whom the measles
was complicated by pneumonia and suppurative meningitis.
There is an increase In infant deaths from 69 in 1952 to 82 in 1953, due mainly to a
rise in the deaths from Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea from 1 to 9, and in Other Defined
& Ill-Defined Diseases from 33 to 42. There have been 4 fewer deaths from Pneumonia but 4
more have been attributed to Congenital Malformations.
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