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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
Friern Barnet 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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TABLE II.
| Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths under 5 years. | Deaths of Children under 1 year to per 1000 births. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 16 | 28 | 124 |
| 1885 | 20 | 23 | 125 |
| 1886 | 26 | 31 | 150 |
| 1887 | 20 | 32 | 98 |
| 1888 | 25 | 32 | 101 |
| 1889 | 28 | 35 | 127 |
| 1890 | 28 | 44 | 108 |
| 1891 | 23 | 34 | 105 |
| 1892 | 15 | 24 | 78 |
| 1893 | 24 | 42 | 114 |
| 1894 | 29 | 44 | 140 |
| 1895 | 24 | 34 | 117 |
TABLE III.
Showing Deaths registered from all causes with ages at death during the
Year 1895.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases.
| No | Ages. | |
|---|---|---|
| Diarrhœa | 3 | 10 mths. 2½ mths. 6 mths. |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 27 years* |
| Pyæmia | 1 | 14 months. |
| Influenza | 2 | 37, 81. |
| Constitutional Diseases. | ||
| Cancer | 5 | 39 yrs., 37, 59, 52, 56* |
| Phthisis or Consumption | 5 | 18 yrs., 30, 27, 31, 44 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 1 | 16 mths. |
| Tubercular Peritonitis | 2 | 4 yrs. 12 yrs. |
| Tubercular Disease of Bone | 1 | 49 yrs. |
| Developmental Diseases. | ||
| Premature Births | 5 | 13hrs. 2hrs. 16hrs. 2½hrs. 1mth. |
| Old Age | 2 | 92, 80. |
| Diseases of Nervous System. | ||
| Apoplexy | 5 | 57, 66, 50, 81, 50. |
| Brain Disease | 1 | 8 yrs. |
| Convulsions | 11 | 7mths., 21dys , 6wks., 9mths., 3mths., 3½mths., 10dys., 13mths., 3mths., 3mths., 13mths. |
| General Paralysis of Insane | 1 | 48. |
| Diseases of Circulatory System. | ||
| Heart Disease | 9 | 4hrs., 52yrs., 3hrs., 56yrs., 61yrs., 26yrs., 11mths., 61yrs., 64yrs. |
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs. | ||
| Bronchitis 6 | 64yrs. | 79, 74, 61, 13mths., 9mths. |
| Pnuemonia | 4 | 72yrs., 60, 4, 15mths. |
| Diseases of Digestive System. | ||
| Quinsy | 1 | 13mths. |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 49yrs. 50. |
| Other Diseases of Digestive | ||
| Organs | 4 | 2½hrs., 45yrs. 59, 87. |
| Accident or Negligence. | ||
| Self-neglect | 1 | 68. |
| Suffocation | 1 | 43. |
| Ill-defined and not Specified Causes. | ||
| Debility, Atrophy, Wasting | 3 | 6mths., 9wks., 15mths. |
| Total | 77 | |
"Both deaths have occurred outside the district.