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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
Barnet 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH
| No. | Cause of Death | Total all ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | Age in years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | 5 - | 15 - | 25 - | 35 - | 45 - | 55 - | 65 - | 75 and over | |||||
| B3 | Bacillary Dysentery, Amoebiasis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| B4 | Enteritis and Other Diarrhoeal Diseases | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| B5 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory Systems | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
| B6 | Other Tuberculosis, incl. Late Effects | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B17 | Syphilis and its sequelae | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B18 | Other infective and Parasitic Diseases | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| B19(l) | Malignant Neoplasm — Stomach | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 30 |
| B19(2) | Malignant Neoplasm — Lung, Bronchus | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 65 | 74 | 40 |
| B19(3) | Malignant Neoplasm — Breast | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 14 | 21 |
| B19(4) | Malignant Neoplasm — Uterus | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 4 | 9 |
| B19(5) | Leukaemia | 27 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| B19(6) | Other Malignant Neoplasms, etc. | 402 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 100 | 114 | 137 |
| B20 | Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| B21 | Diabetes Mellitus | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| B46(l) | Other Endocrine etc. Diseases | 9 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| B23 | Anaemias | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| B46(2) | Other Diseases of Blood, etc | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| B46(3) | Mental Disorders | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| B24 | Meningitis | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| B46(4) | Other Diseases of Nervous System, etc. | 44 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
| B26 | Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| B27 | Hypertensive Disease | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 47 |
| B28 | Ischaemic Heart Disease | 927 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 52 | 177 | 248 | 433 |
| B29 | Other forms of Heart Disease | 249 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 191 |
| B30 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 475 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 54 | 99 | 311 |
| B46(5) | Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 170 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 110 |
| B31 | Influenza | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 23 |
| B32 | Pneumonia | 295 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 56 | 213 |
| B33(l) | Bronchitis and Emphysema | 137 | — | — | — | —— | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 38 | 66 |
| B33(2) | Asthma | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| B46(6) | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 38 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| B34 | Peptic Ulcer | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| B35 | Appendicitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| B36 | Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| B37 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| B46(7) | Other Diseases of Digestive System | 34 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| B38 | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| B39 | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| B46(8) | Other Diseases, Genito-Urinary System | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| B41 | Other Complications of Pregnancy, etc. | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| B46(9) | Diseases of Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| B46(10) | Diseases of Musculo-Skeletal System | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| B42 | Congenital Anomalies | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| B43 | Birth Injury, Difficult Labour etc. | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B44 | Other Causes of Perinatal Mortality | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B45 | Symptoms and Ill-defined Conditions | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
| BE47 | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 27 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| BE48 | All other Accidents | 32 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| BE49 | Suicide and Self-inflicted Injuries | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| BE 50 | All other External Causes | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — |
| TOTAL ALL CAUSES | 3,732 | 51 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 62 | 190 | 640 | 874 | 1,828 | |