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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1941 FOR THE WHOLE 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 | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 12 |
| Cancer | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 45 | 34 | 39 | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | - |
| Congenital debility etc | 4 | 9 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Diabetes | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| General Paralysis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 |
| Heart Disease | 82 | — | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 24 | 76 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 43 | 67 | 67 |
| Influenza | 1 | - | — | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| Other defined diseases | 47 | — | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 20 | - | 4 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 15 | 37 | 25 | 20 |
| Other digestive diseaseS | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other Tubercular diseases | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other Violence | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
| Peptic Ulcef | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | l | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 41 | 3 | 3 | - | — | - | 9 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 25 | 51 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Senility | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Suicide | 2 | - | - | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Syphilis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tuberculosis of Resp. System | 13 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| War Operations. | 6 | - | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 347 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 174 | 214 | 90 | 69 | 79 | 242 | 240 | 133 | 243 | 237 | 240 |