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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From these facts it would appear that in 15 of these cases there
was definite history of phthisis infection in the family to which the
child belonged. In four cases there was no such history, and in
two instances no information could be obtained. There was no
direct evidence in any case of infection through tubercular cow's
milk.
CANCER AND MALIGNANT DISEASE.
There were 79 deaths certified during 1904 as due to cancerous or malignant disease, which gives a special death rate of 0.79 per 1,000. The age and sex incidence of these deaths was as follows:—
| Ages | Under 10 years | 10 and under 20 | 20 and under 30 | 30 and under 40 | 40 and under 50 | 50 and under 60 | 60 and under 70 | 70 and upwards | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| Females | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 47 |
| Totals 1904 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 79 |
| Totals 1903 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 92 |
| Totals 1902 | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 72 |
| Totals 1901 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 72 |
The occupation of each person dying of Malignant Disease has
been noted. These have been various, and in no case is there
any obvious connection between the occupation and the cause of
death. Eighty-eight per cent. of the cases occurred in persons
over 40 years of age.
As to local distribution, it may be remarked that the distribution
was fairly uniform throughout the Borough, and there was no
instance of more than one case in a house.