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 Barnes]
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Table VIII.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1938. 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 W'ks | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total under 1 Year | Barnes. | Mortlake. | Deaths in the Borough | Deaths outside the Borough. | Deaths in Institu'ns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | |||||||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | |||||||||||||||
| Measles | |||||||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | |||||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | |||||||||||||||
| Diphtheria | |||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | |||||||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | |||||||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Disease | |||||||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Convulsions | |||||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||||||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | |||||||||||||||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Gastritis | |||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | |||||||||||||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | .. | ... | ... | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ... | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. |
| Atelectasis | |||||||||||||||
| Suffocation (overlying) | |||||||||||||||
| Violence | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| Other causes | |||||||||||||||
| All causes | 14 | 2 | 1 | .. | 17 | 4 , | 3 | 2 | .. | 26 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Nett Births in the Year : Total Births, 378; Legitimate, 360 ; Illegitimate,1 8.
Nett Deaths (under 1 year): Total Deaths, 26; Legitimate Infants, 24;
Illegitimate Infants, 2.
Infantile Mortality Bate : Total, 69; Legitimate, 66; Illegitimate, 111.