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 Barnet UDC]
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BARNET URBAN DISTRICT.
Infantile Mortality. 1912.
Nett Deaths from Stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| 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 Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |
| Uncertified | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Congenital Malformations | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | •• | •• | •• | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | ||
Nett Births in the year legitimate 208
illegitimate 4
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants 17
illegimate infants 1