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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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TABLE V.
Infantile Mortality during the Year 1910. Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes (certified) | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 48 | |
| Common Infectious Diseases | Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Diarrhœa, all forms | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Enteritis. Muco-enteritis Gastro-enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | 2 | |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Wasting Diseases | Premature Birth | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Congenital Defects | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | |