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Barnes 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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8
Vital Statistics.
Causes of Death.
The total (corrected) deaths for the whole District are shown
in the accompanying table on the Opposite page, classified under
various causes of death, and, in addition, distributed for age, sex
and locality.

Table: Certain causes of death which are important in themselves or because they are responsible for a large proportion of the total mortality, have further reference made to them in the following table:—

Certain causes of death which are important in themselves or because they are responsible for a large proportion of the total mortality, have further reference made to them in the following table:—

Cause of Death.Number of Deaths in previous 5 years.Deaths inDeath Rate per 1,000 Population for 1922.
191719181919192019211922Barnes Urban District.Londnn.
Zymotic (Epidemic) Diseases1331122516150.441.07
Influenza2862478150.440.57
Bronchitis2226272827270.771.14
Pneumonia1329232127250.711.45
Tuberculosis4135302035300.851.24
Cancer54353939561.171.31
Heart Disease4838353131461.311.70
Bright's Disease1464126120.340.34
Puerperal Fever1214—10.030.03
Diseases and Accidents of Child-birth13220.060.03
Premature Birth, &c.112022181980.230.53
Violence111115147120.340.34

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Zymotic Diseases The diseases included under the heading
of zymotic diseases are Small-pox, Enteric Fever, Measles, Scarlet
Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, and Diarrhoea under two
years of age. These diseases were responsible for 15 deaths,
representing a zymotic death-rate of 0.44 per 1,000 of population,
contrasted with a zymotic death-rate of 1.07 for London and 0.60
for England and Wales.