[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Hitchin U.D.C.
- Hitchin (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1968
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Hitchin U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Premature Infants A premature infant is one which wei^s 5-^lh or less at birth. Observations on the risks of prematurity are included elsewhere in the discussion on divisional vital statistics. ' PREMATURE INFANTS BORN IN 1968 Born Alive , Stillbirths ■ | Died under 'No.who survived | ! ! I 28 days | 28 days. j 1 I ! District jHome In Hosp, Total At Home In Hosp. Total No. j ; j i removed | ; i j 1 i I to Hosp.j 1 1 iBornjBorn ! after | At ' In ' | at , in j birth • 1 Home .] Hosp • j Total J Home iHosp *'Total [ Hitchin ; 7 * 28 0 . 4 1 i ! i ! ' 1 ! 0 >2 1 2 7 ' a6 1 33 i ! ; ( 1 Care of the Unmarried Mother and Child. A total of 49 illegitimate births were, in fact, notified by the Registrar General during 1968, Day Nurseries ~ North Herts. Category No,on Register, 1, Children of widows or widowers 1 2, Children of unmarried mothers 7 3, Children of deserted wives or husbands 24 4, Children of parents in prison nil. 3. Children of parents suffering from chronic illness or disablement 2 6. Temporary cases, for example, mother’s illness or confinement 1 7. Children recommended by doctor or health visitor for temporary help 1 8. Children of parents coming within the ’’Essential Services” categories; for example, teachers and nurses (Local Committee Members’ approval required) 5 9. Children living in bad housing conditions nil 10. Children of feunilies where there was a risk of break-up in family, 2 The number of children on the register of the day nursery as at 31st December, 1968 was 4l.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29431311_0020.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
