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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(e) Inquests.—Coroner's inquests were held on 33 deaths.
(f) Causes of and ages of death during the year 1937.
(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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 37 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| General Paralysis of the Insane, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cancer | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 34 | 38 | 86 | 87 |
| Diabetes | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 29 | 28 |
| Heart Disease | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 81 | 141 | 141 |
| Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other Circulatory Diseases | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 20 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 25 | 26 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 32 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Peptic Ulcer | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 |
| Appendicitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Liver | — | — | — | .— | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 11 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, etc. | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 32 |
| Senility | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Suicide | _ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Other Violence | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 22 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 49 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 61 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 80 | 152 | 247 | 600 | 600 |