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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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CAUSES OF DEATH 1971 (contd.)
| CAUSE OF DEATH | AGE AT DEATH | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under lyr. | 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 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 24 | 17 | 290 | 158 | 342 | 237 | 270 | 371 | 942 | 792 |
| 58. Nephritis and Nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 59. Hyperplasia of Prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| 60. Other diseases of genito-urinary system | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 61. Abortion | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 62. Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 63. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 64. Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -_ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 65. Congenital Anomalies | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 10 | 9 |
| 66. Birth Injury, difficult labour and other anoxic and hypoxic conditions | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 |
| 67. Other causes of perinatal mortality | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 |
| 68. Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 |
| 69. Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 11 | 4 |
| 70. All other accidents | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 |
| 71. Suicide and other self-inflicted injuries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 72. All other external causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 26 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 306 | 170 | 349 | 248 | 234 | 356 | 1012 | 849 | |