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Barnes 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: T able 5.—I nfant M ortality during the Y ear 1944. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.

T able 5.—I nfant M ortality during the Y ear 1944. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.

Cause op DeathUnder 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 W'ks1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total under 1 YearDeaths in the BoroughDeaths outside the Borough.Deaths in Institu'ns
Premature Birth51...17............7434
Congenital Malformations311...5............5145
Atelectasis1.........1............11...1
Diarrhoea and Enteritis ................121...4...44
Bronchitis...1......1............1...11
Broncho-pneumonia......1...1......1...2...22
Injury at Birth......1...1............1...11
Violence1.........1...2...144......
All causes1033117142l25*101514

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*The number of deaths under one year of age assigned to the Borough is 26. One death
has not been traced in the death returns, consequently details of this cannot be included
in the table.
Infectious Diseases Mortality.
The death-rate for 1944 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, 1939 to
1943, are contrasted with the rate for 1944. In each of these
Tables the death-rates for London and for England and Wales are
shown for comparison.

Table: Table 6.—Epidemic D iseases : Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population , 1944.

Table 6.—Epidemic D iseases : Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population , 1944.

Disease.Barnes.London.England and Wales.
Small-pox-—0.00
Enteric Fever—0.000.00
Measles—0.000.01
Scarlet Fever—0.000.00
Whooping Cough—0.040.03
Diphtheria0030.010.02
Diarrhoea (under 2 years)0150.160.08
Zymotic Death Rate0.180.210.14

Table: Table 7.—Zymotic Death-rate for 1944, contrasted with the Rates for the previous Five Years.

Table 7.—Zymotic Death-rate for 1944, contrasted with the Rates for the previous Five Years.

Year.Barnes.London.England and Wales.
19390.030.160.17
19400.060.090.17
19410.130.160.23
19420.060.170.16
19430.060.230.17
19440.180.210.14