Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1908 including annual report on factories and workshops
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Infantile Mortality during the Year, 1908. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
cause of death. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 1 Month | 1-2 Months | 2-3 Months | 3-4 Months | 4-5 Months | 5-6 Months | 6-7 Months | 7-8 Months | 8-9 Months | 9-10 Months | 10-11 Months | 11-12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 Year |
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Common Infectious | |||||||||||||||||
Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 10 |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria; Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | I | 7 |
Diarrhœal Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Diarrhoea, all forms Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 59 |
Enteritis, Muco-en-teritis, Gastro-en-teritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 21 |
Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Wasting Diseases— Congenital Defects Injury at Birth | |||||||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 39 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 |
Congenital Defects | 9 | 1 | ... | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Want of Breast-milk (Starvation) Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 42 |
Tuberculous Diseases— | |||||||||||||||||
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 9 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesen-terica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Syphilis | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 12 |
Convulsions | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 18 |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | 21 |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Pneumonia | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 50 |
Suffocation, overlaying | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 29 |
Other Causes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
All Causes (Certified) | 68 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 119 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 400 |
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Population, estimated to middle of 1908, 96,007.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 1,767.
Births in the year:
Legitimate, 3,440.
Illegitimate, 34.
Deaths in the year of
Legitimate infants, 388.
Illegitimate infants, 12.