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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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CAUSES OF DEATH 1969 (contd.)
| Cause of Death | AGE AT DEATH | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 yr | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25yrs | 25 and under 45yrs | 45 and under 65yrs | 65 and under 75yrs | 75 and over | Total | |||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| brought forward | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 252 | 169 | 292 | 193 | 226 | 351 | 799 | 737 | |
| 34a. | Bronchitis emphysema | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 25 | 2 | 51 | 10 | 37 | 24 | 115 | 36 |
| Asthma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 25f. | Other diseases of the respiratory system | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 |
| 35. | Peptic Ulcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| 36. | Appendicitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| 37. | Intestinal obstruction and | ||||||||||||||||||
| hernia | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 38. | Cirrhosis of liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
| 23g. | Other diseases of the digestive system | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 39. | Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 40. | Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | " | ~ | - | ~ | ~ | - | |||||||
| 23h. | Other diseases of the genitourinary system | 1 | _ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 41. | Abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 42. | Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 231. | Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 23 j. | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 43. | Congenital anomalies | 12 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | " | - | - | - | - | 13 | 3 |
| 44. | Birth injury, difficult labour and other anoxic and hypoxic conditions | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
| carried forward | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 291 | 182 | 360 | 223 | 285 | 403 | 992 | 544 | |