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Barnes 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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V ital S tatistics .
| Deaths from: | Barnes. | Mortlake. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Diphtheria | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 9 | 30 | 39 | |
| Other Tuberculosis | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Cancer | 19 | 19 | 38 | |
| Measles | I | 2 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Diarrhoea | I | 2 | 3 | |
| Total deaths from preventable disease | 34 | 39 | 93 | |
| Cases Notified or ascertained. | Cerebro Spinal | 3 | l | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 30 | 37 | |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 16 | 28 | |
| Typhoid | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 19 | 35 | 54 | |
| Other Tuberculosis | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
| 55 | 98 | 153 | ||
VITAL STATISTICS.
The Registrar General's figures are 36,223 population for
estimating the Birth Rate and 32,495 for estimating the Death
Rate.
This means that for purposes of Birth Statistics the male
population is counted as being in the district, while for Death
Statistics they are counted as being absent on Military Service.
After all said and done, the population is constantly and
quickly changing, and estimates can only be approximate.
Very few houses remain empty, there being about 7,800
inhabited houses in the district.
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