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East Barnet 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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TABLE III
Infantile Mortality, 1954
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac failure | 1 | .... | .... | .... | 1 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | 2 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 2 |
| Erythroblastosis Foetalis | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .1 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 1 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
TABLE IV.
Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Mortality during Year 1954.
| AGE PERIODS. | NEW CASES. | DEATHS. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non- Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0— | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| 1— | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| 5— | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| 15— | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| 25— | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | .... |
| 35— | 5 | 3 | .... | .... | 1 | .... | .... | .... |
| 45— | 3 | .... | .... | 1 | 2 | .... | .... | .... |
| 55— | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| 65 and over | 1 | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 2 | .... | .... |
| Totals | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — |