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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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DEATHS, 1922. ACCORDING TO AGE AND WARD.
| Causes of Death. | M. | F. | Under 1 | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20-35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | Over 65 | North | South | East | West | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||||||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||||||
| Diphtheria | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Influenza | 16 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 27 | ||||
| Encephalitis lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningococcal meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculosis | 20 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 33 | ||||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 10 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | |||||
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Diabetes | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| Heart Disease | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 36 | ||
| Arterio-sclerosis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Bronchitis | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | |
| Pneumonia fall forms) | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| Cirrhosis of liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital Debility, etc | 11 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Suicide | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other deaths from violence | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| Other defined diseases | 33 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 55 |
| Totals | 203 | 161 | 49 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 51 | 87 | 93 | 67 | 103 | 123 | 71 | 364 |