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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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34 Vital Statistics.
Deaths under one year from Marasmus, Premature Birth and
Diarrhoea have dropped from 42 and 37 in 1904-5 to 18 and 24 in
1912-13. There has been a steady fall during the last ten years
with the exception of 1911.
Deaths from Infectious Diseases in children between 1 and 5
years are very low except for 3 rises in the years 1906, 1909
and 1911.
The death-rate of residents registered in the district is equal to
7.9 per 1000 of the population.
The amended death-rate, including residents who have died
outside this district and deducting non-residents who have died in
the district, is equal 9 6 per 1000 of the population.
The deaths among resident infants under one year are given in the following table:—
| DISEASK. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | 3 |
| Measles | 0 |
| Bronchitis | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 6 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 6 |
| Mai-Nutrition and Premature Birth | 16 |
| Violent Deaths | 3 |
| Syphilis | 4 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 7 |
| Suffocation—Overlying | 2 |
| Total | 48 |