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Finchley 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Zymotic Mortality.—Included in the Zymotic Mortality
are the Deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, viz.,
small-pox, measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, whooping cough
"fever" (including typhoid fever, typhus fever, and simple
continued fever) and diarrhœa; and since such deaths are in a
great measure preventable, the importance of this rate and the
advantage of comparing it with other communities, is very high.
In Table A5 our Zymotic Death-rate, and the rate for each of
the Diseases comprising it are given; and comparisons are
instituted between these and the corresponding rates for England
and Wales, the 33 Great Towns, and London generally. These
comparisons are very favourable to the District with the sole
exception of the mortality from Whooping Cough. The
Zymotic mortality rate, moreover, shows a marked decline from
that of the preceding year (vide Table A4).
Table A1.
The Principal Vital Statistics of the Finchley District for the Decennia—1871—80, and 1881—90, and for the past 4 years.
| Years. | Birth-rate | Recorded Death-rate. | Death to Birth-rate † | Bate of Infantile Mortality. | Zymotic Death-rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of 1871-80 | 32.1 | 15.3 | 47% | 118 | 2.13 |
| Do. of 1881-90 | 32.2 | 12.6 | 39% | 100 | 1.60 |
| 1891 | 29.6 | 11.1 | 38% | 87 | 1.21 |
| 1892 | 27.5 | 12.2 | 43% | 90 | 1.41 |
| 1893 | 26.7 | 12.7 | 47% | 107 | 2.71 |
| 1894 | 28.5 | 12.2 | 43% | 110 | 1.55 |
† The ratio which the total deaths form to the total births. A useful
rate, first suggested by Dr. Turle.