Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1905 including annual report on factories and workshops
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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 in the District, whether Residents or Non-Residents. | ||||||||||
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Allages | U nder 1 | 1 and under5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 andunder65 | 35 andupwards | North Clerkenwell | South Clerkenwell | Finsbury (St Luke) | St. Sepulchre | |||
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 31 | 5 | 25 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | ... | |
Scarlet Fever | 21 | 2 | 12 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 32 | 15 | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Fevers | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Enteric | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ||
Continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Epidemic Influenza | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | |
Diarrhæa | 56 | 35 | 11 | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 26 | ... | ... | |
Enteritis | 55 | 42 | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 13 | 7 | 34 | 1 | ... | |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Erysipelas | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Olher Septic Diseases | 9 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | |
Phthisis | 215 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 162 | 7 | 72 | 50 | 87 | 6 | 1 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 52 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ... | 19 | 16 | 16 | 1 | ... | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 65 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 2 | |
Bronchitis | 229 | 41 | 22 | ... | ... | 63 | 103 | 78 | 54 | 93 | 4 | 2 | |
Pneumonia | 180 | 40 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 23 | 65 | 53 | 60 | 2 | 2 | |
Pleurisy | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | ... | ... | ||
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Alcoholism | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ... | ... | |
Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Premature Birth | 65 | 65 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 17 | 28 | ... | 9 | |
Diseases and Accdients of Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
Heart Disease | 136 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 37 | 5 | 3 | |
Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 85 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 42 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 2 | |
Accidents | 49 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 18 | ... | ... | |
Suicides | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | |
Renal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Nervous and Cerebral Diseases | 35 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 20 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | |
Senility | 112 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 111 | 28 | 32 | 49 | 3 | 2 | |
Overlain in Bed | 29 | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 7 | 11 | ... | ... | |
Convulsions | 39 | 26 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
Developmental Disease | 41 | 32 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 10 | 12 | ... | 7 | |
Diseases of Stomach | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ||
Inflammation and Softening of Brain | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Meningitis | 25 | 8 | 10 | 5 | ... | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | ... | ... | ||
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 38 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 25 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 12 | ... | ||
Intestinal Obstruction | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | ||
Tumours and other Diseases of the Female Organs | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||
Murder | i | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
Marasmus | 37 | 35 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 8 | 13 | 4 | ... | |
All other causes | 74 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 31 | ... | 4 | |
All causes | 1855 | 429 | 245 | 60 | 70 | 615 | 436 | 629 | 481 | 705 | 40 | 38 |