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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
East Barnet Valley 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Barnet]
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TABLE IV.
Causes of and Ages at death during the year 1920.
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ||||||||||
| Influenza | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Erysipelas | ||||||||||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Tuberculosis Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | ||||||||||
| Meningitis | ||||||||||
| Organic Heart Disease | 20 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| Bronchitis | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Diarrhoea and Entiritis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ||||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Alcoholism | ||||||||||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | ||||||||||
| Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ||||||||||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation including premature Birth | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| Violent Deaths excluding Suicide | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Suicide | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Other defind Diseases | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 24 | |||
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Totals | 126 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 34 | 48 | |