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.