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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 1940
[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 1940
| Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 week | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total under 1 year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes:- | ||||||||||
| Certified | 12 | 1 | - | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Uncertified | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accident at Birth | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Heart Disease | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Malformation | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Other defined diseases | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Pulm. Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Prematurity | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 |