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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(e) Inquests.—Coroner's inquests were held on 43 deaths.
(f) Causes of and ages of death during the year 1935.
(Net Deaths).
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the district. | Registrar-General's Figures. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under one year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Total | ||
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | |||||||||
| Fevers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | – | 4 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 15 |
| Influenza | – | 1 | — | — | – | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| Encephalitis Lethargiea | – | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | – | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | — | _ | _ | 5 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 40 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | 10 | 27 | 34 | 71 | 73 |
| Diabetes | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 19 |
| Heart Disease | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 75 | 118 | 120 |
| Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 16 | 13 |
| Pneumonia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 43 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Peptic Ulcer | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
| Appendicitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 14 | 11 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, etc. | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 38 |
| Senility | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Suicide | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Other Violence | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 28 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 56 | 42 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — . | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 64 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 97 | 127 | 201 | 558 | 568 |