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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 1911

Report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1911

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Table: The following table compares Finsbury with London and England and Wales generally:—

The following table compares Finsbury with London and England and Wales generally:—

Infantile Mortality * for 1911.
England and Wales130
Whole of London128
Finsbury154
77 Great Towns140
136 Smaller Towns133
Essentially Rural Districts118

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The Infantile mortality of Finsbury is 20 per cent, greater than
the figure for the whole of London, and 10 per cent, more than the
infantile mortality prevailing in the 77 great towns.
From the Registrar General's returns it appears that among
metropolitan boroughs, Finsbury and Bermondsey have an equal
infantile mortality, which is surpassed by the corresponding figures
for Shoreditch and Poplar which are 170, and 157 respectively.
In 1911 the infant mortality was increased throughout the whole
country chiefly owing to the excessively hot summer.
The deaths of infants allocated to the various diseases are given
in the following table, which contains the records for the last
five years:—