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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T able 5.—I nfant M ortality during the Y ear 1954. 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 4 w'ks | 1-3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total under 1 year | Deaths in the Borough | Deaths outside Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebral Contusion, Rapid delivery, Prematurity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Asphyx1a neonatorum, Massive diaphragmatic hernia | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Polycystic disease of kidney, Prematurity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Congestive cardiac failure, Cyanoctic congenital heart | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Anencephaly | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Atelectasis, Extreme prematurity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Post mortem—Open verdict | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Prematurity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Broncho Pneumonia, Otitis Media | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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 on next page.