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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
Barking 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(Nett Deaths.)
| Causes of Death | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under one year | I and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Total | |
| Acute Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 15 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 19 | |
| Whooping Cough | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Epidemic Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2) | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Diphtheria | - | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Asbestosis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Cancer (Malignant Disease) | - | - | - | - | 4 | 21 | 23 | 48 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 22 | 29 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| Other Inspiratory Diseases | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| Alcoholism (Cirrhosis of Liver) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Premature Birth. Malformation and Debility | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| Accidents | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| Suicides | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Heart Disease | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 48 | |
| Arterio-Sclerosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 4 |
| Asthma | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Anaemia | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Arthritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis (non-tubercular) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| Other defined diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 76 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Totals | 49 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 55 | 101 | 147 | 435 |