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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The following table gives the actual causes of death of the 38 children who died under one year of age
| 0-1 mth. | 1-3 mths. | 3-6 mths. | 6-9 mths. | 9-12 mths. | Total under 1 year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Bronchitis | 1 | I 1 | 2 | |||
| Acute Influenzal Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Acute Primary Broncho-pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Asphyxia (Natural) due to Acute Suppurative Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Atelectasis Neonatorum & Premature Birth | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bronchitis & Marasmus | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Broncho-Pneumonia & Infantile Eczema | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Broncho-Pneumonia & Suprarenal Haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cerebral Haemorrhage, Birth Injury & Congenital Heart Disease | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Convulsions, Cerebral Injury, Instrumental Delivery | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Gastro-Enteritis | 1 | |||||
| Gastro-Enteritis & Maternal Eclampsia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Haemorrhagic Diathesis of Newborn | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Heart Failure & Multiple Congenital Deformities incompatible with life | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Hydrocephalus & Spina Bifida Inanition & Premature Birth Induction & Prematurity | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 4 1 | ||
| Intercranial Haemorrhage due to Birth Tears of the Dura Mata | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Intercranial Haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Meningitis & Acute Lobar Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pneumococcal Peritonitis, Pneumococcal Pyaemia & Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Prematurity | 5 | |||||
| Prematurity & Atelectasis of the Lungs | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Prematurity & Toxaemia of Pregnancy | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Purulent Meningitis & Hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Septicaemia & Cerebral Haemorrhage. Infected Haematoma of Scalp | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Toxaemia & Gastro-Enteritis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
(c) Maternal Mortality.
At the time of preparing this report the official
maternal mortality figures had not been received, but we
think we are advised sufficiently of the situation to afford
you some information.
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