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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 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table 5. — Infant Mortality during the Year 1958. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.

Table 5. — Infant Mortality during the Year 1958. 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 Months1 3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTotal under 1 yearDeaths in the BoroughDeaths outside Borough
Hydrocephalus & Meningocaele1---1----1-1
Cerebral Oedema1---1----1-1
Prematurity2---2----2-2
Intestinal Obstruction-----1---1-1
Acute suppurative otitis media------1--11-
*Unknown2---2----22-
6---611--835

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* 2 Unknown - newly born bodies found in River Area.