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Barnes 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table 5.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1943. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.

Table 5.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1943. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.

Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4W'ks1-3 Months3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total under 1 YearDeaths in the Borough.Deaths outside the Borough.Deaths in Institu'ns
Premature Birth2.........2............211...
Congenital Malformations721...10...1......11655
Diarrhoea and Enteritis.........11............1...1...
Bronchitis...............11......22......
Broncho-pneumonia.....................1...11......
Whooping Cough........................111...1
Other causes...2......2............2...22
All causes9411151211201198

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Infectious Diseases Mortality.
The death-rate for 1943 from each of the seven principal
epidemic diseases (zymotic diseases) are given separately in Table 6,
and in Table 7, the zymotic death-rate for the five years, 1938 to
1942, are contrasted with the rate for 1943. In each of these
Tables the death-rates for London and for England and Wales are
shown for comparison.

Table: Table 6.—Epidemic Diseases: Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population, 1943.

Table 6.—Epidemic Diseases: Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population, 1943.

Disease.Barnes.London.England and Wales.
Small-pox———
Enteric Fever—0.000.00
Measles—0.020.02
Scarlet Fever0.030.000.00
Whooping Cough—0.030.03
Diphtheria—0.020.03
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)0.030.160.09
Zymotic Death Rate0.060.230.17

Table: Table 7.—Zymotic Death-rate for 1943, contrasted with the Rates for the previous Five Years.

Table 7.—Zymotic Death-rate for 1943, contrasted with the Rates for the previous Five Years.

Year.Barnes.London.England and Wales.
19380.200.330.23
19390.030.160.17
19400.060.090.17
19410.130.160.23
19420.060.170.16
19430.060.230.17