Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Vital Statistics.
STATISTICS FOR 1919.
Birth Rate 1 | Death Rate | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births | |
---|---|---|---|
Eng. and Wales | 18.5 | 13.8 | 89 |
96 great towns | 19.1 | 13.9 | 93 |
148 smaller towns | 18.4 | 12.7 | 90 |
London | 18.6 | 13.6 | 85 |
Barnes | 13.7 | 9.5 | 89.6 |
Although these figures might be improved with advantage, we
compare favourably with the rest of the country.
ANALYSIS OP INFANTILE DEATHS.
Pertussis | 2 deaths | Preventable. |
Tuberculous Meningitii | 1 „ | Non-preventable (at present). |
Miliary Tuberculosis | 1 „ | Non-preventable (at present). |
Bronchitis | 3 „ | Preventable. |
Broncho-pneumonia | 3 „ | „ |
Pneumonia | 3 „ | „ |
Enteritis | 3 „ | „ |
Congenital Syphilis | 1 „ | Non-preventable (at present). |
Suffocation (overlaid) | 1 „ | Accidental. |
Convulsions (ill-defined) | 1 „ | ? |
* Premature Birth | 14 „ | Non-preventable (ante-natal causes). |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 „ | Ante-natal causes. |
Congenital Malformations | 3 „ | Non-preventable. |
Congenital Tumour | 1 ,, | „ |
Hydrocephalus | 1 „ | „ |
Syncope (ill-defined) | 1 ,, | ? |
Body found in Dustbin | 1 ,, | Unascertainable. |
,, „ River | 2 „ | Drowning. |
„ „ Box | 1 „ | Violence. |
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* Twins 2.