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Barnes 1949

[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 1949. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.

T able 5.— I nfant M ortality during the Y ear 1949. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.

Cause of Death.Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksT'tal under 4 w'ks1-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTotal uuder 1 yearDeaths in the BoroughDeaths outside the Borough
Neuroblastoma........................11...1
Broncho-pneumonia...............1.........1...1
Haemolytic disease (with Kernicterus)...1.....................1...1
Prematurity...1.....................1...1
Intra Cranial Haem....1.....................1...1
Purulent Bronchitis........................11...1
Congenital Hydrocephalus and Meningocele...............1.........1...1
All causes...3.........2......27...7

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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Incidence of Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
Comparison between the incidence of certain of the notifiable
infectious diseases in Barnes, and in London and England and
Wales, is shown below :—

Table: Table 6.—Infectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1949.

Table 6.—Infectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1949.

Disease.Barnes.London.England and Wales.
Typhoid Fever.02.01.01
Paratyphoid Fever—.01.01
Cerebro-spinal Fever.02.02.02
Scarlet Fever.921.461.63
Whooping Cough.361.702.39
Diphtheria—.07.04
Erysipelas.19.17.19
Small-pox———
Measles14.358.548.95
Pneumonia.5I.55.80
Acute Poliomyelitis.24.18.13
Acute Polioencephalitis—.01.01