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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Infantile Mortality during the Year 1905.
Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| CAUSE ON DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-1 Weeks | Total under 1 month, | 1-2 Months | 2-3 Months | 3-4 Months | 4-5 Months | 5-6 Months | 6-7 Months | 7-8 Months | 8-9 Months | !)-10 Months | 10-11 Months | 11-12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 124 | |
| Uncertified | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | l | — | — | - | 4 |
| Common Infectious Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | l | 1 | 2 | - | 5 |
| Diphtheria: Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Diarrhoea, all forms | - | - | l | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 15 |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 16 | — | l | 1 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
| Congenital Defects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | G | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 25 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Meningitis ('not Tuberculous- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | — | — | - | - | 3 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | 7 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | - | - | 9 |
| Suffocation, Overlaying | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Other Causes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | - | 14 |
| 26 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 128 |
Births in the year, legitimate 900, illegitimate 25. Deaths from all Causes at all ages 379
Population, estimated to middle of 1905, 28,000