London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(Net Deaths.)
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the district. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under one year | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Total | |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Measles | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Diphtheria | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Influenza | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 31 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | — | — | 1 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 40 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, etc. | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 |
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 21 | 55 |
| Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 19 | 32 |
| Heart Disease | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 65 | 97 |
| Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 33 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Peptic Ulcer | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under two years) | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Appendicitis | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, etc. | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
| Senility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 7 |
| Other Violence | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 5 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 41 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 61 | 24 | 10 | 27 | 85 | 128 | 195 | 536 |