London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1913
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1913
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| 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 1 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 30 | 7 | 21 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet fever | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping-cough | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Erysipelas | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuber-culosis) | 151 | 1 | _ | 2 | 4 | 14 | 73 | 45 | 12 | - |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 33 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | — | 1 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 30 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 93 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 32 | 14 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Organic Heart Disease | 156 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 26 | 50 | 58 | 6 |
| Bronchitis | 161 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 45 | 77 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 169 | 59 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| Other diseases of Respiratory organs | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 107 | 79 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Appendici is and Typhlitis | 6 | — | — | - | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 5 | — |
| Alcoholism | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Nephritis and Bright's Di-sease | 122 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | 52 | 56 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturi-tion | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 5 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 82 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 68 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Suicide | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 165 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 74 | 10 |
| Diseases ill-defined or un-known | 60 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 5 |
| 1558 | 348 | 106 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 209 | 338 | 382 | 81 | |