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Friern Barnet 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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FRIERN BARNET URBAIT DISTRICT COUNCIL.
ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1925 FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT
| Cause of Death | No Reg. | Ward | Outward Transfers | Inward Transfers | Males | Females | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & Over | N | S | C | A | ||||||
| Arterio-Scler | 7 | - | - | - | - | — | - | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Appendicitis | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | 11 | - | - | - | ~~ | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Cancer | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| Cirrhosis Liver | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | — | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive tract | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Diabetes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea & Ent | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Dysentery | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Epilepsy | 10 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Gen-Paral-Ins | 27 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | 261 | 26 | - | 22 | 5 |
| Heart | 83 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 16 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 73 | 73 | 9 | 29 | 63 | |
| Hernia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Meningitis | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 2 |
| Nephritis | 13 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Pneumonia | 30 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 25 | |
| Prematurity | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Pregnancy | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Senile Decay | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| Pulm Tuberc | 27 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 12 | 6 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| Other Tuberc | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Violence | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Venereal-Syph | 1 | - | - | - | — | - | - | 1 | - | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | — | |
| All other Diseases | 14 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| Total | 285 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 77 | 112 | 103 | 45 | 62 | 46 | 195 | 189 | 63 | 130 | 218 |