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, 1946.
Net Deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year.
CAUSE 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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Premature Birth | 10 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 10 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 10 |
Pneumonia | 1 | ...... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 5 |
Bronchitis | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | 2 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 3 |
Congenital collapse of lung | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Inanition | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 |
Septicaemia | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Congenital Maldevelopment of Bowel | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Icterus gravis Neonatorum | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Debility | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Pyelonephritis | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Gastro Enteritis | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Totals | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 28 |
1945 | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | — | — | 15 |
TABLE IV.
Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Mortality during Year 1940.
AGE PERIODS. | NEW CASES. | DEATHS. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
0— | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
1— | 2 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
5— | 2 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
15— | 2 | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
25- | 10 | 12 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
35— | 11 | 6 | ...... | ...... | 6 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
45— | 4 | 2 | ...... | ...... | 4 | 1 | ...... | ...... |
55— | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... | ...... |
65 and over | 2 | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... |
Totals | 35 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | — |
1945 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | — |