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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Vital Statistics.
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The deaths in infants under one year are given in the following table:—
| DISEASE. | NUMBER. |
|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | 1 |
| Meningitis | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 4 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 3 |
| Mai-Nutrition and Premature Birth | 20 |
| Violent Deaths | 2 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 3 |
| Diseases Ill-defined or Unknown | 1 |
| Total | 41 |
Of the 41 deaths under one year—
11 were in the North Ward in the Parish of Barnes.
9 „ „ South Ward ,, „ ,, „
3 „ „ West Ward „ „ „ „
3 „ „ East Ward „ „ „ „
14 ,, „ Middle Ward „ „ „ Mortlake.
1 River Thames.
The infantile death rate for England and Wales for 1912
is 95 per 1,000 births.
The infantile death rate for London for 1912 is 90 per
1,000 births.