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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| CAUSE OF DEATH | AGE AT DEATH | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 and under 25 years | 25 and under 45 years | 45 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years | 75 years and over | Total | ||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Brought forward | 3 | . | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | . | 16 | 15 | 261 | 139 | 317 | 200 | 214 | 337 | 820 | 699 |
| 49. Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 44 | 77 | 79 | 113 |
| 50. Bronchitis and Emphysema | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 4 | 40 | 11 | 48 | 23 | 109 | 38 |
| 51. Asthma | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | . | . | 1 | - |
| 52. Other diseases of Respiratory System | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 53. Peptic Ulcer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 54. Appendicitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | . | . | . | . |
| 55. Intestinal Obstruction and Hernia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 56. Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 57. Other diseases of Digestive System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 58. Nephritis and Nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 59. Hyperplasia of Prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ¡ | 1 | - | 3 | . |
| 60. Other diseases of genito-urinary system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| 61. Abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| 62. Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium | - | . | . | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 63. Diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | . | . | . | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 64. Diseases of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 65. Congenital anomalies | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | . | 2 | . | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 66. Birth injury, difficult labour and other anoxic and hypoxic conditions | 4 | 5 | . | . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| 67. Other causes of perinatal mortality | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | . | . | . | 5 | 1 |
| 68. Symptoms and ill-defined conditions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | . | - | . | . | 1 | . | 1 |
| 69. Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 |
| 70. All other accidents | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| 71. Suicide and other self-inflicted injuries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | . | . | 4 | 2 |
| 72. All other external causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Total | 18 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 311 | 158 | 407 | 246 | 327 | 475 | 1106 | 925 |