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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barnes 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table 5.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1955. 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 woks | 1-3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total under 1 year | Deaths in the Borough | Deaths outside Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrocephalus, Meningococcal | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Atelectasis, Prematurity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| General debility, Prematurity and immaturity | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Asphyxia due to the inhalation of fluid—P.M. Open Verdict | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of the Tentorium cerebri P.M. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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.