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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 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Infant Mortality.
1916. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 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 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 70 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 6 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | l | ... | 3 | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Premature birth | 19 | 5 | 2 | ... | 26 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 27 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | |
| Other Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | l | 3 | 7 | |
| Totals | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 70 | |
| Nett Births in the year— | Nett Deaths in the year— | ||||||||||
| Legitimate | 891 | Legitimate infants | 68 | ||||||||
| Illegitimate | 26 | Illegitimate infants | 2 | ||||||||