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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 1909
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1909 including annual report on factories and workshops
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It is not meant that all the deaths due to, or associated with
Alcohol, are here included. Many of the cases of Bright's disease
of the kidneys, of Pneumonia in young; adults, and possibly some
of the cases of overlaying are due directly or indirectly to
Alcohol.
The ages of death are shown in the table:—
| Age. | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40-50 | 50-60 | 60-70 | 70-80 | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Males | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| No. of Females | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
The youngest was a girl aged 18, the oldest a man aged 76
years.
The table shows that between 30 and 60, more females die than
males, beyond 60, more males than females.
It would appear that amongst habitual drinkers the women are
killed off quickest—the men last longest. More females die of
Alcoholism than males.
Thirteen of the cases died in the Workhouse and Workhouse
Infirmary. Only two of the whole number of cases were connected
with the trade.
The occupations of the males were as follows:—
Labourer (3), Cabdriver (2), Mechanical Engineer (2), and
Barman, Clerk, Collector, Fruiterer, General Dealer, Glass
Beveller, Licensed Victualler, Night Watchman, Pensioner, Silversmith,
Translator of Languages and Watch Dial Painter, one
each.
CONSUMPTION OF THE LUNGS.
In 1909, the number of Finsbury persons who died of phthisis
or consumption of the lungs was 228, in addition to these 31
persons died of tuberculosis of other parts.