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Barnes 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table 5.—Infant Mortality during the Year 1957. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.

Cause of DeathUnder 1 Week1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 W'ks1-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTotal under 1 yearDeaths in the BoroughDeaths outside Borough
Birth Trauma1---1----1-1
Cerebral Anoxia1---1----1-1
Cerebral Haemorrhage1---1----1-1
Exomphalos1---1----1-1
Immaturity2---2----2-2
Influenzal Pneumonitis1---1----1-1
Sclerema1---1----1-1
Subdural Haemorrhage---11----1-1
8--19----9-9

SECTION 'F — PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER,
INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.

Table 6. — Certain Infectious Diseases: Incidence per 1,000 of the Population in 1957.

DiseaseBarnesLondon (a.c.)England and Wales
Scarlet Fever0.130.670.65
Diphtheria-0.000.00
Enteric Fever0.030.010.01
Acute Pneumonia0.710.670.73
Dysentery-0.720.64
Acute Poliomyelitis—
Paralytic0.030.060.07
Non-Paralytic-0.040.04
Food Poisoning0.280.360.20
Tuberculosis—
Respiratory0.481.060.65
Others0.100.090.08