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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No. CAUSES OF DEATH. | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT. | Total Deaths whether of 4 Residents ' or ' Non-Residents' in Institutions in the District. | WARDS. | ||||||||||||
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All Causes | Certified 643 | All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and Up-wards. | North Ward. | East Ward. | West Ward. | ||
Uncertified | |||||||||||||||
1. | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
...2. | Measles | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
3. | Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
4. | Whooping cough | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
5. | Diphtheria | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
6. | Influenza | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |
7. | Encephalitis lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
8. | Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 4 | ... | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | |
10. | Other tuberculous diseases | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
11. | Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
12. | General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | l | |
13. | Cancer, malignant disease | 89 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 14 | 35 | 26 | 28 | |
14. | Diabetes | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
15. | Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
16. | Heart disease | 200 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | 38 | 146 | 19 | 54 | 59 | 87 | |
17. | Aneurysm | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
18. | Other circulatory diseases | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
19. | Bronchitis | 17 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |
20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 55 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 15 | |
21. | Other respiratory diseases | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
22. | Peptic ulcer | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
23. | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | |
24. | Appendicitis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
25. | Cirrhosis of liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
26. | Other diseases of liver, etc. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
27. | Other digestive diseases | 10 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||
28. | Acute and chronic nephritis | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
29. | Puerperal sepsis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | |
30. | Other puerperal causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
31. | Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc. | 21 | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
32. | Senility | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
33. | Suicide | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
34. | Other violence | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | ||
35. | Other defined causes | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 21 | ||
36. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
TOTALS | 643 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 56 | 180 | 344 | 102 | 209 | 204 | 230 |
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