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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 1910
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1910
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TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1910.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths at allages of " Residents " belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths, whether of " Resi-dents" or " Non-Residents" in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | Clerkenwell. | St. Luke. | St. Sepulchre. | ||||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Measles | 73 | 14 | 57 | 2 | — | - | — | 39 | 33 | 1 | _ | ||
| Scarlet fever | 4 | _ | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | - | - | ||
| Hooping-cough | 36 | 12 | 23 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 23 | 13 | - | - | ||
| Diphtheria (including Mem-branous croup) | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | _ | - | - | 13 | 6 | - | - | ||
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Fever | Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Enteric | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | ||
| Other continued | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | ||
| Epidemic influenza | 17 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | - | - | ||
| Cholera | - | - | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | ||
| Diarrhœa | 50 | 35 | 10 | _ | _ | _ | 5 | 27 | 23 | - | - | ||
| Enteritis | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | _ | _ | ||
| Gastritis | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Puerperal fever | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | ||
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | - | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | - | ||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 166 | 3 | 8. | 4 | 15 | 122 | 14 | 114 | 49 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Other tuberculous diseases | 31 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | — | — | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 79 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 47 | 30 | 50 | 27 | 2 | 16 | ||
| Bronchitis | 186 | 15 | 17 | 1 | — | 56 | 97 | 110 | 73 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Pneumonia | 201 | 63 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 36 | 130 | 71 | _ | _ | ||
| Pleurisy | 3 | _ | _ | — | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | ||
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | ||
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 40 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | 26 | 14 | — | — | ||
| Venereal diseases | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 11 | 4 | — | _ | ||
| Premature birth | 83 | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 38 | 1 | 28 | ||
| Diseases and accidents of parturition | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Heart diseases | 152 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 84 | 43 | 98 | 51 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Accidents | 87 | 23 | 9 | 11 | — | 24 | 20 | 49 | 35 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Suicides and murder | 9 | 1 | _ | . — | 1 | 7 | _ | 6 | 3 | _ | _ | ||
| Marasmus and Inanition | 35 | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | 1 | — | ||
| Convulsions | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | ||
| Bright's Disease and Cere-bral Haemorrhage | 123 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 60 | 78 | 42 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Old Age | 41 | — | - | - | - | - | 41 | 25 | 16 | - | 3 | ||
| All other causes | 130 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 27 | 90 | 37 | 3 | 15 | ||
| All causes | 1636 | 342 | 231 | 55 | 49 | 565 | 394 | 1023 | 589 | 24 | 77 | ||