Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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TABLE III.
INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1939
Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year,
| Cause of death. | UNDER 1 wk. | 1 - 2 wks. | 2 - 3 wks. | 3 - 4 wks. | Ttl. | 1 - 3 mths. | 3 _ 6 mths. | 6 - 9 mths | 9 - 12 mths. | Ttl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 4 wks. | under 1 yr. | |||||||||
| Premature Birth | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Icterus Gravis Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Cachexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| arasmus | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| ongenital Heart Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hæmorrhage from umbilical cord | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Rneumococcal Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Perebral Haemorrhage | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Gastric Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 117 |
TABLE IV.
TUBERCULOSIS,
New cases and Mortality during 1939.
| Age ?eriods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-respiratory. | |||||
| M | P. | M. | F, | M. | P. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15- | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | _ | 1 | — | — |
| 25- | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 35- | 7 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 15— | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | _ |
| 55— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 9 & over | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | — |