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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 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS

CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS

Cause of DeathAge at DeathTotal
under 4 wks.4 wks. - 1 year
Congenital Anomalies7714
Birth Injury, Difficult Labour etc.10–10
Meningococcal Infection–22
Pneumonia145
Other respiratory diseases–22
Diabetes Mellitus–11
Intestinal Obstruction and hernia1–1
Other Disease, Genito-urinary system1–1
Other causes - Perinatal Mortality1–1
Other External Causes112
221739

Table: I give below for purpose of comparison the birth and death rates of Barking, Greater London and England and Wales for 1969*

I give below for purpose of comparison the birth and death rates of Barking, Greater London and England and Wales for 1969*

BarkingGreater LondonEngland and Wales
Live births (per 1,000 population)13.3015.716.3
Stillbirths (per 1,000 live and still births)14.9912.713.0
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)17.4617.918.0
Deaths (per 1,000 population)11.3211.511.9

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CAUSES OF DEATH
In 1968 the World Health Organisation introduced the Eighth Revision of
the International Classification of Diseases and consequently the Registrar General's
short list of 36 causes of death used for analysis of mortality by Medical Officers
of Health was revised to accord with the new classifications.
The Registrar General's revised list contains 50 main causes of death with
some further sub-divisions to improve comparability with the previous list.
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