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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 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: Causes of death in 1929.—The table on page 24 shows the principal causes of death at various ages. Those diseases, etc., causing most deaths or important from a Public Health aspect were as follows :—

Causes of death in 1929.—The table on page 24 shows the principal causes of death at various ages. Those diseases, etc., causing most deaths or important from a Public Health aspect were as follows :—

Disease.No. of Deaths.Percentage of total net deaths registered.
Cardio vascular system5011.5
Cancer337.6
Tuberculosis (all forms)388.7
Pulmonary affections, (exclusive of tuberculosis), viz., Bronchitis6214.3
Pneumonia5512.6
Other respiratory disease40.9
Zymotic Diseases173.9

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Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.—These diseases caused 3.9 per
cent, of the total deaths, such deaths being caused in the following
proportions :—
Enteric Fever —
Measles —
Whooping Cough —
Scarlet Fever 3
Diphtheria 4
Diarrhoea 10
Smallpox —
INQUESTS.—Coroner's inquests were held on 16 deaths.