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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
Barnes 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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8 Sanitary Administration of the District.
INFANTILE MORTALITY
(compared with two previous years).
| DISEASE. | No. Year 1916. | No. Year 1916. | No. Year 1917. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Measles | 4 | — | 3 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | — |
| Heart Disease | 1 | — | 2 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 1 | — |
| Diarrhoea (up to 2 years) | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Mai-Nutrition and Premature Birth | 21 | 10 | 8 |
| Violent Deaths | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | 1 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Ill-defined Diseases | 2 | 4 | — |
| Totals | 55 | 38 | *35 |
Including 2 over 1 year of age.
Infantile Mortality Rate, 1915 83 8
„ 1916 624
„ „ „ 1917 686
1916 1917 (provisional)
Births 570 484
Vaccinations 391 325
Exemptions 111 122