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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
Finsbury 1902
Report on the public health of 1902
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TABLE IV. •
| Causes of Death | Deaths in District at subjoined Ages | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages) | Deaths in Public Institutions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 | 1 and under5 | 5 and under1 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under65 | 55 andupwards | North Clerkenwell | South Clerkenwell | Finsbury (St Luke's) | St. Sepulechre | |||
| Small-Pox | 32 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | ... | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 30 | |
| Measles | 83 | 20 | 59 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 16 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| Whooping Cough | 72 | 25 | 45 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 37 | 19 | ... | 9 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 37 | 6 | 22 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 22 | 3 | 12 | ... | 34 | |
| Croup | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | 9 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 8 | |
| Other Continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 18 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | ... | 3 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 59 | 39 | 14 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 13 | |
| Enteritis | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | ... | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 12 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | 6 | |
| Phthisis | 240 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 186 | 6 | 81 | 71 | 86 | 2 | 108 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 23 | 12 | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | ... | 12 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 36 | |
| Bronchitis | 298 | 59 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 113 | 92 | 100 | 85 | 111 | 2 | 117 | |
| Pneumonia | 204 | 54 | 54 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 22 | 77 | 40 | 86 | 1 | 63 | |
| Pleurisy | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | ... | 9 | |
| Alcoholism | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 13 | ... | 14 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 79 | 79 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 17 | 32 | ... | 2 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 160 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 95 | 42 | 6l | 44 | 52 | 3 | 70 | |
| Accidents | 54 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 31 | |
| Suicides | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | ... | 8 | |
| Renal Diseases | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Nervous and Cerebral Diseases | 51 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 36 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 15 | ... | 28 | |
| Debility | 25 | 23 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 11 | 6 | ... | 1 | |
| Senility | 129 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 129 | 41 | 26 | 54 | ... | 82 | |
| Overlain in Bed | 30 | 29 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 6 | 16 | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | 35 | 26 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 9 | 15 | ... | 1 | |
| Developmental Diseases | 12 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 26 | 8 | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | ... | 15 | |
| Eczema | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Homicide | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 69 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 31 | |
| Meningitis | 25 | 7 | 11 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 13 | 7 | 5 | ... | 7 | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 27 | ... | 19 | |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 21 | 4 | ... | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | ... | 14 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 9 | 4 | ... | 10 | |
| Tumours and other Diseases of Female Genital Organs | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Murder | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Marasmus | 90 | 82 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 29 | 32 | 1 | 16 | |
| All other causes | 74 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 14 | 29 | 19 | 26 | ... | 52 | |
| All cases | 2283 | 558 | 339 | 81 | 82 | 805 | 418 | 781 | 593 | 876 | 33 | 908 | |