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Barking 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1929.
The following table gives the actual causes of death of children
dying under one year of age.
Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year:—
| 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 under 12 months. | Total under one year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tubercular Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tubercular diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (non tubercular) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 9 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Gastritis | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Acute supra Renal | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Deficient inherent vitality | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Jaundice | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital malformation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Atrophy, debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Want of attention at birth | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 18 | 5 | 5 | — | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
Nett Births in the year :—
Legitimate 773
Illegitimate 14
Nett Deaths in the year :—
Legitimate 37
Illegitimate 5