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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barnes 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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| Causes of Death (Registrar-General's short list of causes). | Total Deaths | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Typhoid and Paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — |
| 2 Measles | — | — | — |
| 3 Scarlet Fever | — | — | — |
| 4 Whooping Cough | — | — | — |
| 5 Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| 6 Influenza | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — |
| 9 Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| 10 Other tuberculous diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 Syphilis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 12 General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | — | — | — |
| 13 Cancer, malignant disease | 84 | 41 | 43 |
| 14 Diabetes | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 29 | 11 | 18 |
| 16 Heart Disease | 102 | 51 | 51 |
| 17 Aneurism | 2 | 2 | — |
| 18 Other circulatory diseases | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| 19 Bronchitis | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 Pneumonia (all forms) | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| 21 Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 Peptic ulcer | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 1 | — | 1 |
| 24 Appendicitis | 2 | 2 | — |
| 25 Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | 1 | — |
| 26 Other diseases of liver, etc. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 Other digestive diseases | 7 | 5 | |
| 28 Acute and chronic nephritis | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 Puerperal sepsis | 1 | — | 1 |
| 30 Other puerperal causes | — | — | — |
| 31 Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 32 Senility | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| 33 Suicide | 3 | 3 | — |
| 34 Other violence | 22 | 10 | 12 |
| 35 Other defined diseases | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| 36 Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — |
| All Causes | 422 | 201 | 221 |
Infantile Mortality.
During 1939 the number of deaths of infants under one year of
age was 16, representing a rate of infantile mortality of 41 per 1,000
registered births ; this rate is a low one for the Borough, being little
higher than the record low rate of 36 for the year 1937, in which year
the deaths numbered 13. The infantile mortality rate in 1939 for
London was 48, and for England and Wales 50.