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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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DEATHS (NET) - CAUSES AND TOTALS.
| Causes of Death | Total |
|---|---|
| Entoric Fever | - |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - |
| Whooping Cough | - |
| Diphtheria | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 39 |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 2 |
| Syphilitic Diseases | 3 |
| Influenza | 8 |
| Measles | - |
| Acute Poliomyelitis and Polio-encephalitis | 3 |
| Acute Inf.Encephalitis | - |
| Cancer (all forms) | 109 |
| Diabetes | 5 |
| Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | 73 |
| Heart Diseases | 211 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 38 |
| Bronchitis | 62 |
| Pneumonia | 44 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 9 |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 5 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | - |
| Appendicitis | 3 |
| Other Digestive Diseases | 11 |
| Nephritis | 12 |
| Maternal Causes | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 9 |
| Congenital Malformation,Birth Injury,Infantile Diseases | 16 |
| Suicide | 12 |
| Road Traffic Accidents | 2 |
| Other Violent Causes | 10 |
| All Other Causes | 46 |
| Total | 735 |
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