Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notified. | Treatment. | |||||
At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TABLE II.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1942.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 2 years. | 2 to 5 years. | 5 to 15 years. | 15 to 25 years. | 25 to 45 years. | 45 to 65 years. | 65 and over. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in District. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 48 | 40 |
Rodent Ulcer of Cheek | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cerebral Tumour | 2 | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Compression Trauma of Brain | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | |
Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Heart Disease | 110 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | b | 40 | bl | 89 |
Coronary Thrombosis | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 12 | 9 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Cerebral Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Tuberculosis | 18 | 2 | 1... | ... | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
T.B. Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Pneumonia | 19 | 5 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | ||
Whooping Cough | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Bronchitis | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 13 | 6 |
Uraemia | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
Pyelonephritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Duodenal Ulcer | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Perforated Pyloric Ulcer | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
General Peritonitis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 |
Appendix Abscess | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Actinomycosis of Cæcum | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
Pulmonary Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Premature Birth | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Convulsions | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Acute Intussusception | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Asphyxia | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Septicaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
Toxaemia | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 |
Adenoma of Prostate | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Internal Haemorrage (Appendix Op.) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Intestinal Obstruction (Op. Shock) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Status Lymphaticus (Appendix Op.) | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Lymphadenoma | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Senile Decay | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 |
Accident | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Suicide | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
Due to War Operations | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 |
Totals | 317 | 20 | 6 | - | 3 | 11 | 28 | 83 | 166 | 220 |