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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 for previous years are given in the subjoined table : Phthisis Deaths and Death Rates, 1901—1914.
| Year. | Finsbury Deaths from Phthisis. | Finsbury Deaths from other forms of Tuberculosis. | Phthisis Death Rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finsbury. | England and Wales. | |||
| 1901 | 216 | 30 | 2.13 | 1.260 |
| 1902 | 240 | 23 | 2.40 | 1.230 |
| 1903 | 223 | 39 | 2.26 | 1.200 |
| 1904 | 251 | 67 | 2.58 | 1.230 |
| 1905 | 215 | 52 | 2.24 | 1.140 |
| 1906 | 232 | 48 | 2.46 | 1.150 |
| 1907 | 243 | 42 | 2.60 | 1.140 |
| 1908 | 221 | 39 | 2.40 | 1.115 |
| 1909 | 228 | 31 | 2.52 | 1.081 |
| 1910 | 166 | 31 | 1.86 | 1.015 |
| 1911 | 45 | 1.81 | 1.084 | |
| 1912 | 160 | 44 | 1.81 | 1.017 |
| 1913 | 151 | 63 | 1.78 | 1.004 |
| 1914 | 151 | 56 | 1.78 | — |
It will be observed that the deaths and death rates are practically
the same as they were last year. It is very probable, however,
that this list does not contain all the deaths from phthisis
which occur in Finsbury. Many are doubtless concealed on the
death certificates and wrongly entered as due to pneumonia, bronchitis,
chronic bronchitis, pleurisy, asthma or influenza.
Enquiry was made into the length of residence of each case in
the Borough and as to the presumed duration of the disease.
Adopting the classification indicated in an earlier part of this
report, the cases were considered to be—