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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 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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The following table shows the causes of, and ages at death during the year 1942:-
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Total All Ages | 0 – | 1 – | 5 – | 15 – | 45 – | 65 – |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and parattyphoid Fevers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4.Wooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Roseiratory System | 43 | – | – | – | 21 | 13 | 9 |
| 7. Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | 9 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 9. Influenza | 7 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 10. Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11. Acute Polio-Hyelitis and Polio-Encephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12. Acute Infectious Encoephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13. Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Œsophagus and Uterus | 14 | – | – | – | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach & Duodenum | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | 7 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 40 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 21 | 15 |
| 17. Diabetes | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 18. Intru-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 38 | – | – | – | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 19. Heart Disease | 109 | – | – | – | 4 | 28 | 77 |
| 20. Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 16 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 10 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 46 | – | – | – | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 22 |
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | 8 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 10 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 |
| 25. Diarrhoae under 2 years | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26. Appendicitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 13 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 28. Nephritis | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 29. Puerperal & Post-Abortive Sepsis | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 50. Other Maternal causes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31. Premature Birth | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32. Cong.Malf.,Birth Injuries, Infant Dis. | 7 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 33. Suicide | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – |
| 35. Other Violent Causes | 12 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 36. All other causes | 40 | 2 | – | – | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| M | 267 | 19 | 5 | – | 36 | 87 | 120 |
| F | 241 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 58 | 141 |
| Total All Causes | 508 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 62 | 145 | 261 |