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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 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Table: Table 5. - Infant Mortality during the Year 1962. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.

Table 5. - Infant Mortality during the Year 1962. Causes of death, at various ages, of infants under one year.

Cause of DeathUnder 1 Week1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 Wks1-3 Months3-6 Months6-9 Months9-12 MonthsTotal under 1 yearDeaths in the RoroutrhDeains outside Borough
Acute suppurative otitis media-----1---11-
Acute suppurative broncho pneumonia---11----11-
Foetal abnormalities2---2----2-2
Premature6---6----6-6
Sonne Dysentery1---1----1-1
9--1101---1129
Found dead2---2----22-
11--1121--1349

Table: Table 6. — Laundry Service for Incontinent Patients.

Table 6. — Laundry Service for Incontinent Patients.

Number of patients using the service, as at 31.12.629
Number of patients admitted to hospital and the service discontinued3
Number of patients who died and the service discontinued2
Number of sheets laundered and issued1,941