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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 1912
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1912
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These late notifications are of very little public health value.
A good deal of the mischief has already been done before the
cases came under the purview of the Public Health Department.
Deaths.—In 1912 the number of Finsbury persons who died
of phthisis or consumption of the lungs was 160, as against 159
in the previous year; in addition to these 26 died from tuberculous
meningitis, and 18 from other forms of tuberculosis.
The deaths for previous years are given in the subjoined table:
| Year. | Finsbury Deaths from Phthisis. | Finsbury Deaths from other forms of Tuberculosis. | Phthisis Death Rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finsbury. | England and Wales. | |||
| 1901 | 216 | 30 | 2.13 | 1.260 |
| 1902 | 240 | 23 | 2.40 | 1.230 |
| 1903 | 223 | 39 | 2.26 | 1.200 |
| 1904 | 251 | 67 | 2.58 | 1.230 |
| 1905 | 215 | 52 | 2.24 | 1.140 |
| 1906 | 232 | 48 | 2.46 | 1.150 |
| 1907 | 243 | 42 | 2.60 | 1.140 |
| 1908 | 221 | 39 | 2.40 | 1.115 |
| 1909 | 228 | 31 | 252 | 1.081 |
| 1910 | 166 | 31 | 1.86 | 1.015 |
| 1911 | 159 | 45 | 1.81 | 1.084 |
| 1912 | 160 | 44 | 1.81 | — |
It will be observed that the deaths this year are only one more
than in 1911. The death rate is practically the same as it was
last year.
With the exception referred to, the deaths and death rates
from phthisis in Finsbury in 1912 are both less than they have
been since the Borough was formed.