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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

East Barnet 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]

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Table: TABLE III.Infantile Mortality, 1942.Net Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

TABLE III.

Infantile Mortality, 1942.

Net Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.

CAUSES OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1—3 months.3—6 months.6—9 months.9—12 months.Total under 1 year.
2.........2............2
Convulsions..................11
Broncho Pneumonia11......2......3...5
Spina Bifida.........11............1
Acute Intussusception........................1
Cardiac Failure...............1.........1
Toxaemia1.........1...1......2
Meningitis...1......1............1
T.B. Meningitis...............11
Pulmonary Atelectasis1.........1............1
Acute Miliary T-B...............11...2
Asphyria1.........1............1
Compression Trauma of brain1.........1............1
..............................
Totals72-110233220

Table: TABLE IV. Tuberculosis.New Cases and Mortality during 1942.

TABLE IV. Tuberculosis.

New Cases and Mortality during 1942.

AGE PERIODS.NEW CASES.DEATHS.
Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.Respiratory.Non-Respiratory.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
0......1.........1...
1......1............1
512...............
15...8......11...1
255921121
35951...2......
4552...31......
5531......11......
65 and over1...1......1......
Totals2427616822