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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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CAUSES OF AND AGES OF DEATH DURIXG YEAR, 1024. (Nett Deaths.)
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the district. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under one year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 05 | 05 and upwards | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| influenza | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epidemic Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2) | 15 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 35 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 32 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 |
| Bronchitis | 29 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| Pneumonia | 34 | 13 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Alcoholism (Cirrhosis of Liver) | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Premature Birth, Malformation and Debility | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidents | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Suicides | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diabetes | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebral Hemorrhage | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Heart Disease | 43 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 29 |
| Arterio—Sclerosis | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Appendicitis ^nd typhlites | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Acutc and Chronic Nephritis | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Other accidents and diseases of pregnancy and parturition | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Other defined diseases | 55 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 25 |
| Causes ill—defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 379 | 72 | 31 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 38 | 112 |