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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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The principal causes of deaths are shown in the
following tables, supplied by the Registrar General.
(NET DEATHS)
| Causes of Death. | Total. |
|---|---|
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | 1 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 42 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 4 |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 5 |
| Influenza | 10 |
| Acute Inf. Encephalitis | 2 |
| Cancer (all forms) | 110 |
| Diabetes | 5 |
| Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | 43 |
| Heart Disease | 115 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 33 |
| Bronchitis | 37 |
| Pneumonia | 56 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 11 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 10 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 5 |
| Appendicitis | 5 |
| Other digestive diseases | 12 |
| Nephritis | 12 |
| Other maternal causes | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 14 |
| Congenital Malformations, birth injury, infantile diseases | 14 |
| Suicide | 7 |
| Road traffic accidents | 6 |
| Other violent causes | 22 |
| All other causes | 43 |
| Totals | 6311 |
* Records prepared locally show a figure of 633 total deaths.