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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
Friern Barnet 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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TABLE 4.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
NETT DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE, 1939.
| Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 mths. | 3 mths and under 6 mths. | 6 mths and under 9 mths. | 9 mths and under 12 mths. | Total under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes.- | ||||||||||
| Certified | 6 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 14 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Asthenia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Icterus Gravis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 |
| Marasmus | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | — | 2 | 3 |
| Prematurity | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |