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East Barnet Valley 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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TABLE III.
Causes of, and Ages at Death during Year 1919. EAST BARNET VALLEY URBAN DISTRICT.
| Causes of Death. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||
| Enteric Fever | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Small Pox | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Measles | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Scarlet Fever | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Whooping Cough | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Influenza | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ...... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | ... | ...... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ...... | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | ...... |
| Rheumatic Fever | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Meningitis | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Organic Heart Disease | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 10 | ...... |
| 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ...... | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 21 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 7 | 6 | ...... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ...... |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ...... |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ...... |
| 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ...... | |
| ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | |
| Nephitis and Bright's Disease | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ...... |
| Puerperal Fever | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Accidents& Diseasesof Pregnancy& Parturition | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Congenital Debilityand Malformation, including Premature Birth | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ...... |
| Suicide | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Other defined Diseases | 49 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 14 | 30 | ...... |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... |
| Totals | 140 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 40 | 60 | ...... | |
| No Death occurred directly from Influenza but occurred from its sequelæ. | ||||||||||