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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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Table III.
Showing deaths registered from all causes, with ages at death, during the year 1895.
Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases—
| No. of Deaths | Ages. | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 3 | 19 mos. 11 mos. 7 mos. |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 7 yrs. 4 yrs. 2 yrs. 14 mos. |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 4 yrs. 2 yrs. 1 yr. 14 days |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | 5 mos. 4 mos. |
| Constitutional Diseases— | ||
| Cancer | 4 | 66. 60. 50. 45 yrs. |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 2 | 19 mos. 16 mos. |
| Phthisis (Consumption) | 4 | 46. 42. 32. 25 yrs |
| Diseases of Nervous System— | ||
| Diseases of Nervous System (other than Convulsions) | 5 | 39. 5. 1 yr. 17. 6 mos. |
| Apoplexy | 2 | 68. 64. |
| Convulsions | 4 | 11. 7. 3 mos. 3 dys. |
| Diseases of Circulatory System— | ||
| Heart Disease | 12 | 79. 29. 47. 70. 49. 44. 64. 61. 73. 70. 15 yrs. 4 hrs. |
| Diseases of Respiratory Organs— | ||
| Bronchitis | 11 | 73. 72. 65. 60. 43. 34. 1 yr. 1 yr. 5 mos. 1¾ mos. 1¼ mos. |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 40 yrs. |
| Disease of Digestive System— | ||
| Disease of Stomach | 1 | 68 yrs. |
| Diseases of Urinary Organs— | ||
| ' Disease of Kidneys | 4 | 74. 66. 44. 12 yrs. |
| Accident or Negligence— | ||
| Suffocation | 1 | 1 yr. |
| Developmental Diseases— | ||
| Premature Births | 4 | 11 hrs. 3 dys. 3 hrs. 1¼ms. |
| Old Age | 4 | 97. 88. 85. 80. |
| 72 | ||
The mean age at death for the year 1896 was 30.2 years. The
mean age at death for England and Wales was 29.3.