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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
Barnet 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The Rate of Infantile Mortality for the past year was 68 per
1000, as compared with 45 during 1924.
The average for the past five years has been 47 per 1000.
The Rate is calculated as the ratio of infant deaths to births
per 1000.
The Notification of Births Act 1907, is administered
by the Herts County Council.
Infantile Mortality has a variety of causes, among which
alcoholism, and contamination of infant's food, improper feeding,
impure milk, insanitary conditions, and overcrowding are noteworthy.
There have been no deaths from Infantile Diarrhoea during the past
year.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The number of deaths from diseases of this class was 3, viz:1
Scarlet Fever and 2 Whooping Cough.
The number of cases of Infectious Diseases notified during 1925
was 115, of this number 55 were Chicken Pox.
The following table shows tho number of Notifications to tho Sanitary Authority during the year of each disease specified in the Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act and subsequent Orders, and the number removed to Hospital:-
| Nature of Infectious Disease. | Notified | Removed to Hospital | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox. | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever or Scarletina. | 32 | 30 | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | 3 | 2 | — |
| Enteric (Typhoid) Fever. | 1 | — | — |
| Typhus Fever. | — | — | — |
| Cholera. | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever. | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever. | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas. | 5 | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | 16 | 14 | — |
| Cerobro Spinal Fever. | — | — | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis. | — | — | — |
| Chicken Pox. | 55 | — | — |
| Encephalitis Lethargica. | 3 | — | — |
| 115 | 46 | 1 |