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Barnes 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Causes of Death.
An analysis of the total (corrected) deaths for the whole district
during 1938 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 1938.
| Causes of Death | Total Deaths | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2 Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
| 3 Sc rlet Fever | — | — | — |
| 4 Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — |
| 5 Diphtheria | 1 | 1 | — |
| 6 Influenza | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — |
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | — | 1 |
| 9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 Syphilis | 1 | 1 | — |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | — | — | — |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | 83 | 43 | 40 |
| 14 Diabetes | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| 16 Heart Disease | 110 | 49 | 61 |
| 17 Aneurism | 2 | 2 | — |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| 19 Bronchitis | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 Appendicitis | 2 | — | 2 |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 Other diseases of liver, etc. | 2 | — | 2 |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 Acute and chronic nephritis | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | — | — | — |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 32 Senility | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| 33 Suicide | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 Other violence | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| 35 Other defined diseases | 38 | 21 | 17 |
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — |
| All Causes | 443 | 209 | 234 |