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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 1908
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1908 including annual report on factories and workshops
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TABLE IV.
Causes and Ages at Death During the Year 1908.
| Cause of Death. | Deaths fn District at Subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities. | Deaths in Public Institutions in the District, whether Residents or Non-Residents. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under i. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and undei 65. | 65 and upwards. | Clerkenwell. | St. Luke. | St. Sepulchre. | ||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 33 | 10 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 16 | — | 12 | 4 | — | _ | — | 9 | 7 | — | — |
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fevers Enteric | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — |
| Continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Epidemic Influenza | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | — | — |
| Diarrhœa | 61 | 39 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 38 | 23 | — | — |
| Enteritis | 65 | 41 | 14 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 39 | 26 | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Septic Diseases | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 |
| Phthisis | 221 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 161 | 15 | 151 | 70 | — | 4 |
| OtherTuberculous Diseases | 39 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 87 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 52 | 33 | 55 | 31 | 1 | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 203 | 21 | 16 | — | — | 66 | 100 | 111 | 88 | 4 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 174 | 50 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 104 | 68 | 2 | 2 |
| Pleurisy | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 11 | — | _ |
| Alcoholism | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 21 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | — |
| Premature Birth | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 26 | — | 13 |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Heart Disease | 86 | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 29 | 54 | 32 | — | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 28 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | _ |
| Accidents | 76 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 46 | 30 | — | 3 |
| Suicides | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 4 |
| Nervous and Cerebral Diseases | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 24 | 47 | 34 | 1 | 6 |
| Senility | 69 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 68 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 3 |
| Overlain in Bed | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | — |
| Convulsions | 23 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | — |
| Developmental Disease | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | — |
| Diseases of Stomach | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 |
| Inflammation and Softening of brain | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Meningitis | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | — | — |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 43 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| Intestinal Obstruction | 17 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Tumours and other Diseases of Female Organs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Murder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Venereal Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marasmus | 29 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 10 | — | 1 |
| All Other Causes | 91 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 17 | 69 | 22 | — | 5 |
| All Causes | 1767 | 400 | 216 | 66 | 54 | 640 | 391 | 1104 | 647 | 16 | 64 |