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 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The following Statistical Tables record the variations in the Health of the district during the Years
1916, 1917 and 1918.
| Causes of Death. | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| (Civilian's only) | ||||||
| All Causes | 227 | 208 | 247 | 273 | 277 | 265 |
| 1 Enteric fever | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| 2 Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3 Measles | 1 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 3 | |
| 4 Scarlet fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 Whooping cough | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 Diptheria and croup | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 Influenza | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 100 |
| 8 Erysipelas | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 9 Pulmonary tuberculosis | 21 | 23 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 18 |
| 10 Tuberculosis meningitis | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 Other tuberculous diseases | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 Cancer, malignant disease | 20 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| 13 Rheumatic fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 Meningitis | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| 15 Organic heart disease | 15 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| 16 Bronchitis | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 12 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
| 18 Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 Appendicitis and typhlitis | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| 21 Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 22 Nephritis & Bright's disease | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 23 Puerperal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 24 Parturition, apart from puerperal fever | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 |
| 25 Congenital debility, &c. | 20 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 8 |
| 26 Violence, apart from suicide | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 27 Suicide | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| 28 Other defined causes | 68 | 49 | 45 | 51 | 33 | 40 |
| 29 Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Special causes (included above) Cerebro spinal fever | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Poliomyelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Deaths of infants under 1 year of age Total | 41 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 29 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Total Births | 471 | 446 | 412 | 346 | 363 | 365 |
| Legitimate | 463 | 428 | 397 | 336 | 342 | 353 |
| Illegitimate | 8 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 12 |
| Population for Death-rate | 33,875 | 36,110 | 35,383 | |||
| Population for Birth-rate | 36,856 | 32,394 | 31,579 | |||