London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 deaths of infants allocated to the various diseases are given in the following table, which contains the records for the past four years :—
| Disease. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 20 | 29 | 7 | 20 | 76 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Hooping Cough | 10 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 50 |
| Gastritis | 2 | — | 3 | - | 5 |
| Diarrhœa and} Enteritis} | 115 | 34 | 79 | 73 | 301 |
| Premature Birth | 69 | 46 | 58 | 55 | 228 |
| Congenital Defects | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Marasmus | 43 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 101 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| Convulsions | 8 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 34 |
| Bronchitis | 24 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 75 |
| Pneumonia | 38 | 39 | 59 | 46 | 182 |
| Overlying | 15 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 64 |
| Other Causes | 46 | 25 | 41 | 27 | 139 |
| Totals | 411 | 290 | 348 | 304 | 1,353 |
During these years the births have numbered 10,307, and the
average infant mortality has been 131 per 1,000 births.