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 1905
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. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |