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 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 |