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Finsbury 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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INQUESTS: Inquests were held on 27 residents during the year, the findings boing as follows:
| Haenorrhage | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 1 |
| Road Accidents | 5 |
| Misadventuro | 5 |
| Violenco | 4 |
| Solf Noglect | 1 |
| Peritonitis | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Suicido | 3 |
| Broneho-pncumonia | 4 |
MATERNAL Mortality: There was one maternal death during the year, giving a
matornal mortality rate of 1.5 per 1,000 Total (Livo and Still) Births.
INFANTILE MORTALITY: There were 37 deaths amongst infants undor ono year of
ago and the infant mortality rate based on 1,000 live births was 54. Of thoso
doaths 18 occurrod in the nco-natal period, oight of the infants deaths
occurred in illegitimate children and there were 10 deaths due to prematurity.
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
| 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINSBURY | 68 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 47 | 55 | 54 |
| LONDON | 50 | 68 | 60 | 58 | 61 | 53 | 41 |
| ENGLAND & WALES | 55 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 43 |
DEATHS IN RELATION TO DISEASE: During the year there was an increase of 42
in tiie number of deaths from 480 to 522. There were no deaths from Diphtheria,
Typhoid or Scarlet Fever during tho year. The deaths from Cancer, Heart
Disease, Bronchitis and Intra cranial Vascular lesions form a high proportion
of the total deaths, and it is to be noted that these deaths occur to a large
extent in the 65 years and over group. Of the total of 522 deaths, 302
occurred in the age group of 65 years and over.
GRANTS SCHEME: 1,825 dinners were granted free of charge to necessitous
mothers and children at tho two Centres, under the provisions of the Council's
Maternity and Child Welfare Grants Scheme Tho schomo to provido dinnors for
solocted casos who were outsido the incc.no group for froo dinnors was
continued. Charges wore made for such cases at the rate of l/3d por dinner
for adults and 6d por dinnor for children under 5 years, and a further 5,265
dinners were providod under this scheme. 676 lbs of Dried Milk were also
issued to nocossitous persons free of charge; 64 lbs. woro issuod at half
cost, and 7,898 lbs at cost prico. Tho figuros of Driod Milk issuos show
moro than a throo-fold incroaso on those which obtained in 1945.