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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE IV.
INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1914.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 month. | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes certified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dipbtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Convulsions | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | l | ... | ... | 7 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 9 |
| Diarrhæa | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ... | 23 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| tickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation (overlying) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformation | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Premature Birth | 20 | 5 | 1 | ... | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 11 | |
| Totals | 30 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 51 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 104 |
Nett Births Legitimate, 953.
in the year Illegitimate, 36.
Nett Deaths in Legitimate Infants, 98.
the year of Illegitimate Infants, 6.