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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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TABLE 2.
ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1940 FOR THE MOLE DISTRICT.
| Causes of death | No. Regd. | ! | Out Tran. | In Tran. | M. | F. | Nett deaths | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5—15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | 65 & 0 | N. | S. | C. | H. | |||||||
| Appendicitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | l | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 17 |
| Cancer | 62 | — | - | - | - | 3 | 37 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 48 | 19 | 44 | 37 | 33 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | - | - | 5 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 18 |
| Congenital Debility | 5 | 8 | - | — | — | — | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Diabetes | 3 | - | - | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | — | 2 | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | - | — | — | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - |
| General Paralysis | 5 | — | — | — | — | - | — | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | - |
| Heart Disease | 104 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 12 | 43 | 73 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 65 | 68 | 29 | 53 | 80 | 65 |
| Influenza | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | - | L | - | - | 1 | — | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nephritis | 20 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 8 | - | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | |
| Other Circulatory diseases | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 12 |
| Other defined diseases | 45 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 40 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 13 |
| Other digestive diseases | - | - | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Other Tubercular diseases | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| Other Violence | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| Pneumonia | 50 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 44 | 17 | 46 | i 21 i | 23 | |
| Senility | 5 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Syphilis | 3 | — | — | - | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Suicide | 2 | — | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | 13 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| War Operations | 66 | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 9 | - | 57 | 57 | 1 | 12 | 55 | 10 |
| TOTALS | 459 | 20 | 2 | - | 8 | 20 | 92 | 183 | 250 | 86 1 | 79 | 83 | 327 | 337 | 116 | 263 | 312 | 238 |