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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 1947
[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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