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Barking 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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TABLE III.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1914.
| Causes of Death. | Nett 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 1 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 Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 48 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 6 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Disease | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | ... |
| Rheumatic Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Organic Heart Disease | 52 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 18 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 39 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ...... | 3 | 4 | 21 | ... |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 30 | 23 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Appsndicitis and Typhlitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Alcoholism | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 16 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 6 | 3 | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 38 | 38 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 92 | 20 | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 34 | ... |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 404 | 104 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 57 | 79 | 91 | 10 |