Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1913
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Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or without the District. | Total Deaths, whether of " Residents " or" Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 1 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | 30 | 7 | 21 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet fever | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping-cough | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diphtheria and Croup | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Influenza | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuber-culosis) | 151 | 1 | _ | 2 | 4 | 14 | 73 | 45 | 12 | - |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 33 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 |
Other tuberculous diseases | 30 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Cancer, malignant disease | 93 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 14 |
Rheumatic Fever | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Meningitis | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Organic Heart Disease | 156 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 26 | 50 | 58 | 6 |
Bronchitis | 161 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 77 | 1 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 169 | 59 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 107 | 79 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Appendici is and Typhlitis | 6 | — | — | - | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Cirrhosis of liver | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 5 | — |
Alcoholism | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
Nephritis and Bright's Di-sease | 122 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | 52 | 56 | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturi-tion | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 82 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 68 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
Suicide | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Other Defined Diseases | 165 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 74 | 10 |
Diseases ill-defined or un-known | 60 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 5 |
1558 | 348 | 106 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 209 | 338 | 382 | 81 |