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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Net Deaths in the year :—
Legitimate 42
Illegitimate 2
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(h) Neo-Natal Mortality during the year 1938.
Neo-Natal Mortality means deaths among the newly
born.
Causes of Neo-Natal deaths, year 1938 :—
| Under 1 wk. | 1-2 wks. | 2-3 wks. | 3-4 wks. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelectasis | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility & Prematurity | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Inanition | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Spinal Meningocele | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Deficient Inherent Vitality & Prematurity | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Marasmus & Prematurity | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Prematurity | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Prematurity & Hare Lip | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Septicaemia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Spina Bifida | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tentorial Tear | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 16 | — | — | 3 | 19 |
It will be seen from the tables that of the forty-four
deaths under the age of one year, no less than nineteen
were four weeks of age or under, and prematurity is
given as the cause of death or as a contributory cause
in the cases of eleven babies, who died within the first
four weeks of life.
The fact that nineteen died within the first month,
leaving only twenty-five deaths for the remaining