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Barnes 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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Vital Statistics.
The death-rate for each of the seven zymotic diseases is given separately below:—
| Disease. | Barnes. | London. | England & Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Measles | 0.06 | 0.35 | 0.15 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.16 |
| Diphtheria | 0.09 | 0.25 | 0.11 |
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
As the zymotic death rate is, with certain reservations, taken
as an indication of the sanitary condition of a district, the above
statistics show a very favourable position.
2 deaths occurred from Measles, 4 from Scarlet Fever,
4 from Whooping Cough, 3 from Diphtheria, and 2 from epidemic
Diarrhoea.
Bronchitis, Pneumonia and other diseases of the respiratory
organs were responsible for 55 deaths.
Tuberculosis. Pulmonary Tuberculosis caused 27 deaths, a
death-rate of 0.77 per 1,000 of population. Nine of these deaths
occurred in Institutions—3 in the Isolation Hospital, 3 in the
Poor-law Infirmary, and 3 in other institutions outside the District.
It will be seen that a large proportion of the deaths from this
disease, an infectious and to a large extent preventable one,
occurred amongst persons in the early and middle periods of adult
life, 18 of the deaths being of persons between 15 and 45 years
of age.
Cancer. There were 41 deaths from Cancer, 14 occurring in
institutions outside the District.
Puerperal Fever. One death occurred from this disease
during the year.
Diseases and Accidents of Child Birth. There were two
deaths from this cause.