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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(b) Infant Mortality.
There were 43 deaths of children under one year, and this
compares with thirty-four for the previous year.
The actual causes of death of these forty-three children are set out in the following table:-
| 0-1 mth | 1-3 mths | 3-6 mths | 6-9 mths | 9-12 mths | Total under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuta meningococcal septicaemia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Acute bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Acute suppurative broncho pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Acute gastritis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Acute circulatory failure, Acute cerebral congestion, Toxaemia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Anencephaly | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Anencephaly with meningocele | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Asphyxia, natural due to acute suppurative bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Atelectasis | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Atelectasis, Prematurity | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bilateral pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Broncho pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Brondho pneumonia,Hydrocephalus, Mongoloid type. | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cardiac failure, persistent vomiting lyloric spasm | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cardiac failure, Cachexia) persistent vomiting | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cardiac failure due to Acute Streptococcal pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cardiac failure, Pulmonary Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cardiac failure, Atelectasis & Prematurity | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cardiac failure due to Toxaemia due to broncho pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cardio respiratory failure, prematurity. | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Congenital Syphilis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Heart failure, cerebral haemorrhage | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Imperforate Anus | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Infective atelectasis pulmonum | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Marasmus, congenital pyloric stenosis | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Meningocele | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Meningomyelocele, hydrocephalus | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Peritonitis, perforated duodenal ulcer | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Prematurity | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Respiratory failure, prematurity | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Septic broncho pneumonia, Inanitation congenital oesophageal atresia | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Spina bifida | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Suppurative hepatitis, Sepsis of the cord. | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Totals. | 30 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 43 |