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 1945.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Total Deaths in Institutions in the Barnet District. |
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Cancer | 72 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 20 | 48 | 29 |
Heart Disease | 125 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 22 | 95 | 55 |
Arterio Sclerosis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Cerebral Thrombosis | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | 10 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Cerebral Tumour | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
Pneumonia | 15 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | |
Bronchitis | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
Tuberculosis | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Gastric Ulcer | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 |
General Peritonitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Appendicitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Nephritis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Uraemia | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
Myelongenous Leukaemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
Status Epilepticus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Diabetes | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
Septicaemia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Haemorrhage (operation) | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Shock | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Gastro Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diarrhoea | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Inattention at Birth (Inquest) | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | 1 |
Congenital Malformation | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Spina Bifida | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Puerperal Causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
Asphyxia (Inquest) | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
Accident | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 4 | 2 |
Suicide | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
Due to War Operations | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Totals | 363 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 90 | 212 | 147 |