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 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Causes of Deaths.
| Causes of Death. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 182 | 190 |
| 1 Enteric Fever | — | |
| 2 Small-Pox | — | — |
| 3 Measles | 3 | 1 |
| 4 Scarlet Fever | — | 1 |
| 5 Whooping Cough | — | 2 |
| 6 Diphtheria and Croup | 3 | 3 |
| 7 Influenza | 12 | 21 |
| 8 Erysipelas | — | — |
| 9 Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 14 | 21 |
| 10 Tuberculous Meningitis | 7 | 4 |
| 11 Other Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | — |
| 12 Cancer, Malignant Disease | 17 | 21 |
| 13 Rheumatic Fever | 1 | — |
| 14 Meningitis | — | — |
| 15 Organic Heart Disease | 16 | 17 |
| 16 Bronchitis | 14 | 18 |
| 17 Pneumonia (all forms) | 7 | 6 |
| 18 Other Respiratory Diseases | 2 | 3 |
| 19 Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 3 | 6 |
| 20 Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | 1 |
| 21 Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — |
| 21a Alcoholism | _ | — |
| 22 Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 8 | 6 |
| 23 Puerperal Fever | — | — |
| 24 Parturition, apart from Puerperal Fever | — | 3 |
| 25 Congenital Debility, &c. | 11 | 6 |
| 26 Violence, apart from suicide | 18 | 7 |
| 27 Suicide | 1 | — |
| 28 Other Defined Diseases | 41 | 42 |
| 29 Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | 1 |
| Special Causes (included above)— Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — |
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age— Total | 29 | 24 |
| Illegitimate | — | 1 |
| Total Births | 432 | 383 |
| Legitimate | 417 | 372 |
| Illegitimate | 15 | 11 |
| Population for Birth Rate | 35,214 | |
| „ „ Death Rate | 33,804 | |