Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE 2.
AN ALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR 1943 FOR THE W H OLE DI STRICT.
Causes of Death. | No. Regd. | AtAges. | Wards. | Out Tran. | In Tran. | M. | F. | Nett death § | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-60 | 65 &0. | N. | S. | C. | A. | |||||||
Accident | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
Arterio-sclerosis | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
Bronchitis | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Cancer | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 41 | 46 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 63 | 15 | 68 | 34 | 39 |
Cerebral-heamorrhage | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 17 |
Congenital debility | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
Diabetes | — | — | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
Enteric Fever | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
Epilepsy | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
General Paralysis | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
Heart Disease. | 80 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 32 | 68 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 57 | 53 | 66 | |
Ill-defined causes | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Influenza | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Meningitis | 2 | — | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nephritis | 15 | — | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Other defined diseases | 29 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 16 |
Other Tubercular diseases. | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Peritonitis | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
Pneumonia | 51 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 19 | 42 | 28 | 26 |
Senility | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | ||
Syphilis | 3 | - | — | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | ||
Suicide | 1 | - | — | — | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Tuberculosis of Resp.System. | 26 | - | - | - | 2 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 13 | |
TOTALS. | 379 | 18 | 2 | 3 | - | 16 | 69 | 173 | 239 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 263 | 264 | 141 | 300 | 220 | 256 |