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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
Finchley 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Table A5.
Comparison of the Rates of the Finchley District, with those of England and Wales, the 33 Great Towns, and London generally, for the year 1895.
| General Death-Rate. | Diseases of Lungs (except phthisis) | Phthisis rate. | Rate of Infantile Mortality. | Birthrate. | zymotic Death-rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Bt | ||||||
| England and Wales | 18.7 | ... | ... | 161 | 26% | 30.3 | 2.13 |
| The 33 Great Towns | 20.6 | ... | ... | 182 | 26.7% | 31.3 | 2.84 |
| London generally | 19.8 | 4.20 | 1.80 | 166 | 25.5% | 30.5 | 2.63 |
| The Finchley District | 11.9 | 2.33 | 0.38 | 98.7 | 21.9% | 25.3 | 1.36 |
| Smallpox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Typhd. Fever. | Diphtheria. | Diarrh. and Dysentery. | |
| England and Wales | 0.008 | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.88 |
| The 33 Great Towns | 0.012 | 0.53 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.20 | 0.35 | 1.19 |
| London generally | 0.012 | 0.60 | 019 | 0.34 | 0.14 | 0.53 | 0.81 |
| The Finchley District | 0.000 | 0.05 | 000 | 0.59 | 0.16 | 010 | 0.27 |
* The number of deaths under 1 year of age to every 1,000 births.
† The percentage which the number of deaths under 1 year of age
form to the total number of deaths.