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, 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Broncho Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 5 |
| Spina Bifida | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Acute Intussusception | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Cardiac Failure | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Toxaemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| T.B. Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| Pulmonary Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Acute Miliary T-B | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Asphyria | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Compression Trauma of brain | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
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 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 15 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 25 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 35 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 45 | 5 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| 55 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| 65 and over | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 24 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 |