[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough.

  • Eastbourne (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Eastbourne County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Prematurity {i.e. babies weighing 5^ lb. or less at birth irrespective of period of gestation). Equipment is provided by the department for the care of premature infants born at home and very satisfactory provision is available in the hospitals. The ambulance fleet has been adapted to utilise a portable incubator held at a local hospital in the event of an emergency requiring the removal of a newly-born infant to hospital. (a) Number of Premature Live Births Notified Place of Birth Resident Non-resident Total Own home 1 - 1 Maternity Home 3 8 11 Hospital (St. Mary’s) 32 41 73 Hospital (elsewhere) - - - 36 49 85 {b) Deaths of Premature Infants within 28 Days Resident Non-resident Total (i) Died within first 24 hours: St. Mary’s Hospital 4 1 5 Maternity Home - - - Own Home .. 1 - 1 5 1 6 (ii) Died within 1-28 days: None. Congenital Malformations The number of congenital malformations noticed at birth and notified in accordance with Ministry of Health Circulars 13/63 during the year 1968 was 13 (9 children). These malformations were classified as follows: Central nervous system .. .. .. 2 Eye and ear . . .. .. .. 1 Alimentary system .. .. .. 2 Heart and great vessels .. .. .. - Respiratory system .. .. .. - Uro-genital system .. .. .. 1 Limbs .. .. .. .. 4 Other skeletal . . .. . . . . - Other systems .. .. .. .. 2 Other malformations . . . . . . 1 One of these babies died within the first 24 hours