Weight at Birth and Survival of the Newborn

[Pages:35]NATIONAL CENTER For HEALTH STATISTICS

Series 21 Number 3

VITAL and HEA.L

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STATISTICS

DATA FROM THE NATIONAL VITAL STATISTICS SYSTEM

Weight at Birth and Survival of the Newborn

United States, Early 1950

Statistics derived from vital records on neonatal mor tality by weight at birth and gestation, age, by color and sex, to infants born in the United States during the first 3 months of 1950.

Washington, D.C.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION , AND WELFARE

Anthony J. Celebrezze Secretary

duly 1965

Public Health . Service Luther L. Terry Surgeon Generol

This report was originally published in Vital Statistics--Special Repovts, Vol. 39, No. 1 (July 1954). Since the data presented and analyzed in the report are of continuing importance, it has been reprinted in Vital and Health Statistics without change.

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Public Health Service Publication No. 1000-Series 21-No. 3

NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

FORREST E. LINDER, PH. D., Director THEODORE D.WOOLSEY,Deputy Director OSWALD K.SAGEN,PH.D.,ysnkmt Director WALT R.SI,MMONSM,A

., statistical Advi~or ALICEM. WATERHOUSE, M.D.,Medical Advisor ,, JAMES E.-KELLYD,.D,S.D,

ental Advijor

,. LOUISR.STOLCISM,A

,, Executive O@cer

DIV1S1ON OF VITAL STATISTICS

ROBERT D. GROVE, PH. D., Chief ANDERS S, LUNDE, PH. D., A~irtant Chief

Public Health Service Publication No. 1000-Series 21-No. 3

Introduction-------------------------------Source of data ------------------------Registration completeness -------------Classification --------------------------Seasonality -------------Distribution of n?t stated and gestation.a@m --------------------Chance variation ------------------------

Distributions of live'births ----------------Birth weight ------= ................
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