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Barnes 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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In the subjoined Table V is given the number of deaths occurring
from certain causes of death which are important in themselves or
from the fact that they contributed a considerable share to the total
mortality for the year.
Table V.—Principal Causes of Death : Annual Number of Deaths from these Causes during Five Years, 1933 to 1937, and
during 1938.
| Cause of Death | Number of Deaths in previous 5 years | D'ths in | Death Rate per 1,000 Population for 1938 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | Barnes Borough | London | |
| Zymotic (Epidemic) Diseases | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | - | 8 | 0.20 | 0.31 |
| Influenza | 23 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0.07 | 0.64 |
| Bronchitis | 20 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0.20 | 0.32 |
| Pneumonia | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 0.39 | 0.72 |
| Tuberculosis | 25 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 0.49 | 0.69 |
| Cancer | 75 | 78 | 75 | 90 | 80 | 83 | 2.03 | 1.74 |
| Heart Disease | 83 | 85 | 92 | 100 | 121 | 110 | 2.69 | 3.28 |
| Bright's Disease | 15 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0.17 | 0.28 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | - | — | - | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
| Other Puerperal Diseases | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Premature Birth, Etc | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 0.44 | 0.26 |
| Violence and Suicide | 23 | 38 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 25 | 0.61 | 0.48 |
Zymotic Death-rate.
The death-rates for 1938 from each of the seven principal epidemic
diseases (zymotic diseases) are given separately in Table VI, and in
Table VII the zymotic death-rate for the five years, 1933 to 1937 are
contrasted with the rate for 1938. In each of these Tables the deathrates
for London and for England and Wales for corresponding periods
are shown for comparison; the death-rates for this district contrast
very favourably with those.