Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Causes of and Ages at Death puking the Year 1007.
Causes of Death. | Deaths in Whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65. | 66 and Upwards. | Worth Finchley. | East Finchley. | West Finchley. | Whetstone. | |||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | |
Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||
Whooping Cough | 14 | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Mem branous Croup | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | |
Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Septic Diseases | 10 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | |
Phthisis | 21 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Cancer, Malignant | |||||||||||||
Diseases | 32 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
Bronchitis | .32 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Pneumonia | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||
Pleurisy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ||
Other Diseases of Respi | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
ratory Organs | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
Premature Birth | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | |
Diseases and Accidents of | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Heart Disease | 38 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | .. | 3 | |
Accidents | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Old Age | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 5 | 9 | .. | 3 | .. | |
All other causes | 84 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 8 | |
All causes | 357 | 84 | 33 | 13 | 19 | 97 | 111 | 89 | 148 | 97 | 23 | 22 |