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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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23—24
(f)
(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 |