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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
Finsbury 1914
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1914
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The Finsbury crude death rates for previous years are given jn the attached table:—
GRUDE DEATH RATES, 1901-14.
| Year. | The Borough. | Clerkenwell. | St. Luke. | St. Sepulchre. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 21.4 | 20.1 | 23.5 | 19.1 |
| 1902 | 22.8 | 21.8 | 24.7 | 21.3 |
| 1903 | 20.2 | 19.0 | 22.3 | 19.7 |
| 1904 | 21.4 | 20.6 | 22.8 | 24.0 |
| 1905 | 19.3 | 18.1 | 21.1 | 26.3 |
| 1906 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 26.1 |
| 1907 | 19.1 | 17.3 | 21.8 | 26.6 |
| 1908 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 20.6 | 11.1 |
| 1909 | 20.1 | 19.1 | 24.0 | |
It will be observed that the death rates in St. Luke are
generally higher, and in Clerkenwell generally lower than the
rates for the whole of the Borough.
The factor for age correction derived from the recent census
is .9887. This factor enables one district to be compared with
another, and smooths down the irregularities which depend upon
differences in the ages and sexes of the populations of the different
areas.
Multiplying this number by 19.6, the crude death rate, gives a
corrected death rate of 19.3 per 1,000.
There is, however, still another correction to be made in the
case of Finsbury due to the number of residents detained in
institutions outside the Borough. When these are taken into
account the population is 84,674, and the crude death rate becomes
19.3 per 1,000.