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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TABLE III
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1913
Causes of Death | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the district | Total Deaths whether of " residents " or "non-Residents" in Institutions in the District | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Ages | Under i year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and upwards | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Enteric | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | 30 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria and Croup | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
Influenza | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... |
Erysipelas | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 50 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 2 | ... |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Cancer, malignant disease | 20 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 8 | ... |
Rheumatic fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
Meningitis | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Organic Heart Disease | 40 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 14 | 10 | 14 | ... |
Bronchitis | 23 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 14 | ... |
Pnumonia (all forms | 54 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | ... |
Other diseases of respiratory organs | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 1 | ... | ... |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 31 | 18 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cirrhosis of liver | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Nephritisand Bright's Disease | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 4 | ... |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Congenital Debility, and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 65 | 58 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
Suicide | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
Other Defined Diseases | 76 | 13 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 30 | ... |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 474 | 116 | 46 | 40 | 19 | 122 | 66 | 81 | 84 | 6 |