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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The following tables show the causes of infant deaths:-
| Cause of Death | Age at Death | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 mth. | 1-3 mths. | 4-6 mths. | 7-9 mths. | 10-12 mths. | Total under 1 yr. | |
| Pneumonia | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | 7 |
| Prematurity | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| Atelectasis (Deficient expansion of lungs) | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Bronchitis | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Vascular Lesion of Nervous System | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Enteritis | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Ruptured Colon | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Birth Injury | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
Five infants died at home and twenty-five in hospital. Four of
the home deaths and eight of the hospital deaths occurred during
the very cold weather of early 1963.
(Deaths during the first 28 days of life)
| Cause of Death | Age at Death | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-7 days | 8-14 days | 15-21 days | 22-28 days | Total | |
| Prematurlty | 7 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| A telecta sis (Deficient expansion of lungs) | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Heart Disease | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Birth Injury | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ruptured Colon | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 15 | 2 | - | - | 17 |
The Neo-Natal death rate was 16.54 per 1,000 live births.
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