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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TABLE II.
Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1944.
causes | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
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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 the District. | |
Cancer | 79 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 | 31 | 45 | 31 |
Heart Disease | 89 | 2 | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 8 | 33 | 45 | 44 |
Arterio Sclerosis | 6 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 5 | 2 |
Coronary Thrombosis | 12 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Cerebral Thrombosis | 16 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 | 13 | 3 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 12 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 2 | 9 | 5 |
Cerebral Embolism | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... | 1 |
Hemiplegia | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... |
Subdural Haemorrhage | 2 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | 1 |
Aneurysm of Abdominal Aorta | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | 2 |
Maglignant Hypertension | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Cerebral Tumour | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 1 |
T.B. Meningitis | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Tuberculosis | 18 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Haemoptysis | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... |
Pneumonia | 22 | 6 | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Bronchitis | 9 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Acute Pulmonary Oedema | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... |
Pulmonary Embolism | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... |
Influenza | 4 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 |
Congenital Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Uraemia | 5 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Acute Gastro Enteritis | 3 | 3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 |
Haematemesis | 1 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Convulsions | 1 | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Nephritis | 13 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 8 | 4 | ...... |
Hypernephroma | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... |
Perforaed Gastric Ulcer | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 |
Acute Intestinal Obstruction | 4 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Paralytic Ileus | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... |
Perforated Appendix | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... | 2 |
Chronic Pancreatitis | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Bantis Disease | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... |
Lymphatic Leukaemia | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... |
Diabetes | 3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Strangulated Hernia (op.) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Post Operative Shock......... | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 |
Gangrene | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... |
Barbitutate Poisoning | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... |
Toxaemia | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 |
Adenoma of Prostate | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ||
Typhoid Fever | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | ...... | 2 |
Obstetric Shock (op.) | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Asphyxia | 5 | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 2 | ...... | ...... | 3 |
Misadventure (Inquest— | ||||||||||
Inattention at Birth) | 1 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
Senility | 5 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 5 | 2 |
Burns and Shock | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 |
Accident | 3 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ...... | 1 |
Suicide | 4 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... | ...... | 2 | ...... |
Due to War Operations | 15 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Syphilis | 2 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 377 | 25 | 1 | ...... | 7 | 13 | 37 | 107 | 187 | 155 |