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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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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during Year 1912.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or without the District. | Total Deaths, whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All causes | Certified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uncertified | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 129 | 29 | 56 | 39 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet fever | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping-cough | 31 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Influenza | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 160 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 53 | 12 | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 86 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | 38 | 26 | 7 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
| Meningitis | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 116 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 43 | — | |
| Bronchitis | 178 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 97 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 152 | 39 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 3 | |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 42 | 34 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 5 | — | |
| Alcoholism | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 118 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 59 | 39 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 81 | 79 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 77 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 1 | |
| Suicide | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Other Defined Diseases | 162 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 41 | 66 | 12 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 100 | 20 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 7 | |
| 1599 | 290 | 128 | 95 | 55 | 45 | 223 | 367 | 396 | 51 | ||