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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To measure the age incidence accurately it is necessary to state the deaths per 10,000 of the population at each age period as follows:—
| SEX. | No. of Deaths 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 | 211 | 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 | 232 | 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 |
| 1905 | ||||||||
| Males | 9.7 | 4.1 | 17.9 | 38.0 | 65.5 | 96.5 | 47.1 | 28.4 |
| Females | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 16.3 | 38.1 | 24.8 | 12.1 | 14.1 |
The incidence of Phthisis since the Borough's formation, therefore,
may be shown as follows:—