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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 1907
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1907 including annual report on factories and workshops
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TABLE IV. Causes and Ages at Death During the Year 1907.
| CauseofDeath. | DeathsinDistrictatSubjoinedAges. | Deaths in Localities. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District, whether Residents or Non-Residents. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllAges. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and undei 65. | 65 and upwards. | Worth Clerkenwell. | South Clerkenwell. | Finsbury (St. Luke). | St. Sepulchre. | |||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | 43 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | - | 14 | 13 | 16 | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | 16 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 44 | 16 | 27 | 1 | - | - | — | 15 | 8 | 20 | 1 | — | |
| Diphtheria and Mem-branous Croup | 15 | 2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | |
| Croup | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Fevers | Typhus. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric | 2 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| Continued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 13 | 2 | — | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Diarrhoea | 33 | 20 | 9 | - | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 21 | — | — | |
| Enteritis | 33 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | - | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 2 | — | - | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | — | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | |
| Phthisis | 243 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 182 | 8 | 84 | 51 | 105 | 3 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 42 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 18 | - | — | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 86 | 1 | - | — | 3 | 52 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 36 | — | 7 | |
| Bronchitis | 205 | 36 | 16 | - | — | 75 | 78 | 55 | 63 | 83 | 4 | — | |
| Pneumonia | 184 | 49 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 28 | 44 | 51 | 87 | 2 | 3 | |
| Pleurisy | 5 | - | 2 | - | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Other Diseases of Res-piratory Organs | 15 | - | 4 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| Alcoholism | 20 | — | — | — | — | 20 | - | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 26 | - | 1 | — | — | 22 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 10 | — | — | |
| Premature Birth | 61 | 61 | - | — | - | — | - | 25 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 6 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| Heart Disease | 123 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 40 | 49 | 35 | 37 | 2 | 3 | |
| Other Diseases of Circu-latory System | 82 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 30 | 50 | 39 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 5 | |
| Accidents | 60 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 1 | |
| Suicides | 17 | — | _ | - | 1 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | |
| Nervous and Cerebral Diseases | 33 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 6 | |
| Senility | 83 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 78 | 26 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 4 | |
| Overlain in Bed | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | - | — | 5 | 3 | 11 | 1 | — | |
| Convulsions | 18 | 14 | 4 | — | — | - | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| Developmental Disease | 28 | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | |
| Diseases of Stomach | 10 | — | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| Inflammation and Soften-ing of brain | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Meningitis | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 64 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 3 | |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 20 | 3 | - | 2 | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | |
| Tumours and other Diseases of Female Organs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Murder | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Venereal Diseases | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | I | — | — | |
| Marasmus | 49 | 44 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 3 | |
| All Other Causes | 36 | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | |
| All Causes | 1774 | 368 | 239 | 50 | 65 | 669 | 383 | 585 | 450 | 700 | 39 | 54 | |