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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THE HEALTH OF BARKING
APPENDIX A.
STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Causes and Totals.
Causes of Death. | Total. |
---|---|
Enteric Fever | — |
Cerebro-sninal Fever | 2 |
Scarlet Fever | – |
Whooping Cough | 4 |
Diphtheria | – |
Pulmonay Tuberculosis | 51 |
Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 5 |
Syphilitic Diseases | 5 |
Influenza | 3 |
Measles | 1 |
Acute Polipmyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | 2 |
Acute In Encephalitis | 2 |
Cancer (all forms) | 122 |
Diabetes | 5 |
Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | 56 |
Heart Diseases | 155 |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 19 |
Bronchitis | 61 |
Pneumonia | 27 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 11 |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 6 |
Diarrhoea under 2 years) | 5 |
Appendicitis | 5 |
Other Digestive Diseases | 13 |
Nephritis | 15 |
Maternal Causes | – |
Prematura | 15 |
Congenita Malformation, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 25 |
Suicide | 2 |
Road Traffic Accidents | 10 |
Other Violent Causes | 11 |
All Other Causes | 39 |
Total | 677 |
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