[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Midlothian & Peebleshire.

  • Midlothian & Peebleshire (Scotland). Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Midlothian & Peebleshire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In the case of unmarried mothers, help is given by the Local Health Authority in approved cases to meet the cost of residence in certain nursing homes. Births Number of births in the authority’s area during the year corrected for mother’s residence. Adjusted Adjusted Adjusted Live Births Still Births Total Births (1) (2) (3) (a) domiciliary {b) hospital (including private 584 4 588 maternity homes)* 1873 29 1902 Total .... 2457 33 2490 ♦(There were 311 births in Musselburgh Maternity Hospital of which 90 came from outwith Midlothian.) Premature Births Number of premature births, i.e., where birth weight is 5 lb. 8 oz. or less (as adjusted by any notification of transfer in or out of the area). Premature live births Born at home or in a private maternity home Premature Weight at Birth Bom in Hospital Nursed entirely at home or in a private maternity home Transferred to hospital on or before 28th day births Died Died Died Bora Total Births Within 24 hours of birth In 1 and under 7 days In 7 and under 28 days I Total Births Within 24 hours of birth In 1 and under 7 days 1 j 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 I In hospital At home In private maternity home ' 2 lb. 3 oz. or less 3 2 2 Over 2 lb. 3 oz. up to and including 3 lb. 4 oz. 14 4 2 — — — — — — — — — 6 — — Over 3 lb. 4 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 6 oz. 22 1 — — 3 — — — — — 4 2 Over 4 lb. 6 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 15 oz. 20 — — — 2 — — — 2 2 — — 3 — — Over 4 lb. 15 oz. up to and including 5 lb. 8 oz. 38 1 — 13 — — 4 — Not weighed 1 Total 97 6 2 — 20 — — — 2 2 — — 20 2 —