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Finsbury 1903
Report on the public health of 1903
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TABLE IV. Borough of Finsbury. CAUSES AMD AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR, 1903.
| 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 under 5 | 5 and undei 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65 | 65 and up-wards | North Clerkenwell | South Clerkenwell | Finsburry (St Luke) | St. Sepulchre | ||
| Measles | 69 | 19 | 48 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 27 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | 12 |
| Whooping Cough | 52 | 21 | 26 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 19 | 15 | ... | 14 |
| Diphtheria and Membran-ous Croup | 12 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ... | 8 |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fever Enteric | 11 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | ... | 10 |
| Continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epidemic Influenza | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 |
| Diarrhoea | 71 | 53 | 12 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 35 | ... | 10 |
| Enteritis | 29 | 24 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Septic Diseases | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Phthisis | 223 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 179 | 11 | 82 | 46 | 93 | 2 | 117 |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 39 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ... | 9 | 9 | 21 | ... | 27 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 92 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 66 | 24 | 35 | 21 | 34 | 2 | 58 |
| Bronchitis | 221 | 54 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 80 | 64 | 64 | 86 | 7 | 88 |
| Pneumonia | 159 | 41 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 68 | 3 | 55 |
| Other Diseases of Res-piratory Organs | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ... | 10 |
| Alcoholism | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | ... | 9 | 1 | 12 | ... | 8 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 29 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 26 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | ... | 11 |
| Venereal Diseases | 13 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ... | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 70 | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 8 |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Heart Diseases | 130 | ... | 2 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 35 | 49 | 42 | 34 | 5 | 58 |
| Other Diseases of Circu-lation | 83 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | 33 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 36 |
| Accidents | 49 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 33 |
| Suicides | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ... | 7 |
| Renal Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Nervous and Cerebral Diseases | 44 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 28 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 21 | ... | 28 |
| Senility | 109 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 107 | 28 | 28 | 51 | 2 | 76 |
| Overlain in Bed | 30 | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 4 | 17 | ... | 2 |
| Convulsions | 25 | 17 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... |
| Developmental Diseases | 28 | 22 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | 9 | 12 | ... | 12 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 13 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | ... | 5 | 4 | 4 | ... | 7 |
| Inflammation and Soften-ing of Brain | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Meningitis | 26 | 11 | 9 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 11 | 10 | ... | 16 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 50 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 11 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | 8 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 22 | 9 | 12 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 10 | ... | 5 |
| Tumours & other Diseases of the Female Organs | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Murder | 4 | ... | 1 | I | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Marasmus | 71 | 64 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 18 | 29 | ... | 7 |
| All other causes | 90 | 21 | 10 | ... | 6 | 32 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 52 |
| All cases | 1993 | 503 | 268 | 53 | 78 | 716 | 375 | 667 | 519 | 776 | 31 | 870 |