Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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23—24
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(Net Deaths).
Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under one year. | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | district. | Registrar-General's Figures. | |||||
15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and Total upwards | ||||||
Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers ... | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Diphtheria | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 |
Influenza | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 11 | — | 31 | 30 |
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | 5 | 6 |
Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
General Paralysis of the Insane, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Cancer | — | — | — | — | 9 | 29 | 37 | 75 | 77 |
Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 34 | 44 |
Heart Disease | — | — | — | — | 12 | 17 | 90 | 119 | 120 |
Aneurysm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 |
Other Circulatory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 25 | 40 | 18 |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 38 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Peptic Ulcer | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 |
Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Appendicitis | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other Diseases of Liver | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 12 |
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 |
Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, etc. | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 24 |
Senility | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Suicide | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Other Violence | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 24 |
Other Defined Diseases | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 20 |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Totals | 44 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 78 | 127 | 237 | 548 | 550 |