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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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The deaths from both these are appended:—
| Years. | Alcoholism and Delirium Tremens. | Cirrhosis of Liver. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| 1902 | 27 | 21 | 48 |
| 1903 | 22 | 29 | 51 |
| 1904 | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| 1905 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| 1906 | 21 | 31 | 52 |
| I907 | 20 | 26 | 46 |
| 1908 | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| I909 | 12 | 34 | 46 |
| 1910 | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| Totals 1901-10 | 164 | 257 | 421 |
In addition to the numbers given above there will be other
deaths due to Alcoholism, but in which it has been omitted as the
primary cause from the certificate and the secondary cause or
terminal disease alone inserted. Thus many of the deaths cf
young adults from pneumonia, many of the cases of Bright's
disease of the kidneys, some of the deaths due to "influenza,"
and possibly some of the cases of overlying are attributable
directly or indirectly to Alcohol.
There were also in the present year, 3 deaths in which chronic
alcoholism was associated with phthisis.
The connection between alcoholism and consumption of the
lungs has long been recognised. In some persons, excessive
indulgence in alcohol so weakens the resistance of the body that
the tubercle germ is able to establish itself and grow rapidly.
These cases of combined phthisis and alchoholism frequently