Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE IV.
INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1912.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 months. | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Certified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not- Tubercu | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Convulsions | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | l | |
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Atelectasis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformation | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Premature Birth | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 15 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | .. | 16 | ||
| Other causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Totals. | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 90 | |
Nett. Births in
the Year
Legitimate, 933.
Illegitimate, 31.
Nett Deaths in
the Year of
Legitimate Infants, 89.
Illegitimate Infants, 1.