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Barnes 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Table VI.—Epidemic Diseases: Death-rate per 1,000 of the Population, 1937.
| Disease. | Barnes. | London. | England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.00 | o.oo | o.oo |
| Measles | 0.00 | o.o1 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| Diphtheria | .00 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.23 |
Table VII.—Zymotic Death-rate for 1937, contrasted with the Death-rates for the previous Five Years.
| Year. | Barnes. | London. | England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 0.21 | 0.54 | 0.32 |
| 1933 | 0.16 | 0.35 | 0.28 |
| 1934 | 0.12 | 0.56 | 0.34 |
| 1935 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.24 |
| 1936 | 0.12 | 0.48 | 0.30 |
| 1937 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.23 |
Inquests.
Inquests were held in respect of 29 or 6"2 per cent., of the 469
deaths assignable to the district. The causes of deaths in these cases
were as follows:—
Deaths from suicide 3
Violent deaths, excluding suicide 18
Deaths from natural causes 8
Deaths in Public Institutions.
During 1937, 185 Barnes inhabitants died in public institutions ;
this represents 40.0 per cent of the 469 total deaths assigned to this
district.
Of the 227 residents who died in the district, two died in an
institution, viz., the Barnes Isolation Hospital, one from influenza
and one from erysipelas.
Of the 242 residents whose deaths occurred in other areas outside
the Borough, 183 died in institutions; 88 of these deaths occurred
in the Public Assistance Institution, Richmond, and 95 in various
other public institutions outside the Borough.