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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 1944
[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 YEAH 1944, FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT.
| Causes of Death, | No Regd. | At Ages | Wards. | 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 | A. | |||||||
| Apeident | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 12 |
| Appendicitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 17 |
| Bronchitis | 14 | - | - | — | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
| Brights disease | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cancer | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 46 | 46 | 15 | 42 | 37 | 33 |
| Cerebral-haemorrhage | 23 | - | - | - | - | — | 3 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 55 |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Congenital debility | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Diabetes | — | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | — | - | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | 4 | - | |
| Epilepsy | 5 | - | — | — | - | 3 | 2 | - | — | — | - | 5 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | - | |
| General paralysis | 2 | - | - | — | - | - | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | ||
| Heart Disease | 98 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 33 | 75 | 22 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 49 | 20 | 58 | 60 | 69 |
| Ill-defined diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Mania | — | - | — | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis | 4 | - | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | 3 | - | - | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis | 13 | - | — | - | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| Other defined diseases | 29 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 16 |
| Other Tubercular diseases | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia | 36 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 17 |
| Senility | - | — | - | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Suicide | 2 | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of Resp system | 27 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 13 |
| War operations. | 21 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 18 |
| TOTALS | 383 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 72 | 170 | 246 | 91 | 84 | 96 | 253 | 250 | 141 | 294 | 230 | 274 |