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Barnes 1919

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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Vital Statistics.

STATISTICS FOR 1919.

Birth Rate 1Death RateInfantile Mortality per 1,000 births
Eng. and Wales18.513.889
96 great towns19.113.993
148 smaller towns18.412.790
London18.613.685
Barnes13.79.589.6

Although these figures might be improved with advantage, we
compare favourably with the rest of the country.

ANALYSIS OP INFANTILE DEATHS.

Pertussis2 deathsPreventable.
Tuberculous Meningitii1 „Non-preventable (at present).
Miliary Tuberculosis1 „Non-preventable (at present).
Bronchitis3 „Preventable.
Broncho-pneumonia3 „
Pneumonia3 „
Enteritis3 „
Congenital Syphilis1 „Non-preventable (at present).
Suffocation (overlaid)1 „Accidental.
Convulsions (ill-defined)1 „?
* Premature Birth14 „Non-preventable (ante-natal causes).
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus3 „Ante-natal causes.
Congenital Malformations3 „Non-preventable.
Congenital Tumour1 ,,
Hydrocephalus1 „
Syncope (ill-defined)1 ,,?
Body found in Dustbin1 ,,Unascertainable.
,, „ River2 „Drowning.
„ „ Box1 „Violence.
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* Twins 2.