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Barnes 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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1936 and 1937 was largely due to the unusually large number of
deaths which occurred in persons of one particular age-period, viz.,
65 years and over. The number of deaths of persons aged 65 years
and over during 1937 represented 58 percent. of the total deaths for
that year.
Causes of Death.
An analysis of the total (corrected) deaths for the whole district
during 1937 is shown in Tables III and IV on pages 7 and 8 classified
under various causes of death, and distributed for age, sex and locality.
Table III.—Causes of Death during the Year 1937.
| Causes of Death | Total Deaths | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
| 2 | Measles | — | — | — |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 5 | Diphtheria | - | — | — |
| 6 | Influenza | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | 2 | — |
| 8 | Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 25 | 16 | 9 |
| 10 | Other tuberculous diseases | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Syphilis | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | 1 | |
| 13 | Cancer, malignant disease | 80 | 37 | 43 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Cerebral hæmorrhage, etc. | 23 | 8 | 15 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | 121 | 58 | 63 |
| 17 | Aneurism | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Other circulatory diseases | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 30 | 16 | 14 |
| 21 | Other respiratory diseases | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | Peptic ulcer | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | — | — | — |
| 24 | Appendicitis | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of liver | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Other diseases of liver, etc. | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 28 | Acute and chronic nephritis | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — |
| 30 | Other puerperal causes | — | — | — |
| 31 | Congenital debility, premature birth, malforma | |||
| tions. etc. | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| 32 | Senility | 30 | 6 | 24 |
| 33 | Suicide | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Other violence | 18 | 7 | 11 |
| 35 | Other defined diseases | 30 | 18 | 12 |
| 36 | Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — |
| All Causes | 469 | 224 | 245 | |