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"under treatment, who are residents of Finsbury, is 102; of
"these cases, 87 are men, the remaining 15 being women. I
"might add that nearly all of these patients are in advanced
"consumption, being in the later, second and third, stages of
" the disease."
During 1902, a careful study has been made of the comparative
Phthisis death-rates during the past few years. The following
table sets forth the chief returns for Finsbury :—
Year
0—10
10—20
20—30
30—40
40—50
50—60
60—70
Totals
Death rates
1896
35
11
38
64
63
31
10
252
2.33
1897
23
11
50
58
63
32
20
257
2.39
1898
28
15
43
58
57
42
10
253
2.35
1899
16
14
34
63
92
33
13
265
2.48
19OO
11
13
47
68
88
28
12
267
2.51
1901
18
13
26
59
60
40
10
226
2.22
1902
38
15
28
72
48
33
15
249
2.45
These are not the full number of deaths, which probably
reached at least 300 in each year, or 1,500 per five years, but the
deaths of which we have full particulars as to age, address, etc.
These returns are full of interest, and illustrate a variety of
points in connection with the ravages of Phthisis in Central
London.
As a result of the investigations which have been made respecting
the notifications and deaths of Phthisis during 1902, a
considerable amount of information has been obtained to which
brief reference may be made:—