Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1907.
Causes of Death | Death at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in on beyond the District. | Total deaths whether of Residents or Non ''Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||
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All ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | ||
Measles | 4 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | . . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diphtheria and | ||||||||
membranous croup | 6 | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 |
Enteric Fever | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
Epidemic Influenza | 2 | .. | . . | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
Diarrhoea | 15 | 11 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal fever | 1 | . . | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Other septic diseases | 1 | . . | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Phthisis (Pulmonary | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculosis | 39 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | l | .. |
Other tubercular | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
diseases | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 |
Cancer, malignant | ||||||||
diseases | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | l | .. |
Bronchitis | 18 | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. |
Pneumonia | 30 | 9 | 14 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. |
Other diseases of | ||||||||
Respiratory organs | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Alcoholism, | ||||||||
Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Venereal diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Premature birth | 20 | 19 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Diseases & accidents | ||||||||
of parturition | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart diseases | 21 | . . | .. | . . | 2 | 15 | 4 | .. |
Accidents | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. |
Suicides | 2 | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
All other causes | 115 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 28 | 1 |
All causes | 320 | 98 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 108 | 43 | 7 |