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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Infant Mortality during the Year 1920.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| Causes of Death (all causes certified). | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2 3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and underl2 months | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Meningitis {not Tubercular) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | 11 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Premature birth | 10 | 1 | 4 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 |
| Other Causes | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Totals | 15 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 92 |
Nett Births in the year—
Legitimate 1,061
Illegitimate 25
Nett Deaths in the year—
Legitimate 449
Illegitimate 8