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Barnes 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 5.— Infant Mortal1ty dur1ng the Year 1953. Causes of death, at var1ous ages, of 1nfants under one year.
| 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 | Deaths 1n the Borough | Deaths outs1de Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronch1al Obstruct1on by b1rth, flu1d due to 1nattent1on at b1rth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Prematur1ty | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Congen1tal Heart D1sease— Mongol1an, Mental Def1c1ency | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Anencepholy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Myelocele | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Congen1tal Heart D1sease— S1ngle Ventr1cle and absent pulmonary trunk | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Inter-cran1al haemorrhage— Operat1ve del1very | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Atelectas1s (Pulm.)— Hyal1ne Membrane d1sease Prematur1ty | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Prematur1ty | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | I |
| Congen1tal Heart d1sease | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| All causes | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
Inc1dence of Not1f1able Infect1ous D1seases.
Compar1son between the 1nc1dence of certa1n of the not1f1able
1nfect1ous d1seases 1n Barnes, and 1n London and England and
Wales, 1s shown on next page.