London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1904
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1904 including annual report on factories and workshops
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deaths of which we have full particulars as to age, address, etc.
These returns are of interest, and illustrate a variety of points in
connection with the ravages of Phthisis in Central London, and
particularly the age incidence of the disease.
To measure this incidence accurately it is necessary to state the deaths per
| SEX. | No. of Cases per 10,000 of the Population at certain age periods. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-10. | 10-20. | 20-30. | 30-40. | 40-50. | 50-60 | 60 and upwards. | Totals. | |
| 1901 | ||||||||
| Males | 8.6 | 3.9 | 21.1 | 47.6 | 83.5 | 78.9 | 12.8 | 29.2 |
| Females | 6.9 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 32.5 | 22.5 | 35.8 | 21.2 | 15.5 |
| 1902 | ||||||||
| Males | 23.3 | 3.9 | 20.1 | 58.0 | 53.3 | 76.0 | 51.3 | 32.2 |
| Females | 9.5 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 39.4 | 31.2 | 19.2 | 9.1 | 17.1 |
| 1903 | ||||||||
| Males | 6.0 | 7.8 | 17.9 | 53.0 | 53.3 | 84.8 | 81.3 | 29.8 |
| Females | 7.8 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 25.7 | 36.4 | 30.3 | 24.2 | 17.2 |
| 1904 | ||||||||
| Males | 13.8 | 7.8 | 23.2 | 57.0 | 65.7 | 61.4 | 51.3 | 31.6 |
| Females | 11.2 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 21.7 | 43.3 | 33.0 | 24.2 | 18.2 |