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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 1923
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1923
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The Finsbury deaths were apportioned as follows:—Clerkenwell 668, St. Luke's 324, St. Sepulchre 14 deaths. The comparison of Finsbury with the rest of the country may be seen
below:—
| England and Wales | 11.6 |
| London | 11.2 |
| Finsbury | 13.0 |
| 105 great towns | 11.6 |
| 155 smaller towns | 10.6 |
Inquests.—During the past year 99 inquests were held in
the Borough of which 8 were on the bodies of non-residents who
died suddenly in the district. Ten were on children under 5
years of age, and 89 on adults and children over 5 years of age.
Amongst the causes of death were the following:—
Accidental falls 9, suicides 11, accidental suffocation 1, burns
and scalds 4, run over by motor vehicle 9, knocked down by
train 1, drowning 3, morphia poisoning(misadventure) 1, knocked
down in street at play 1, chronic lead poisoning 1, accidental
poisoning by coal gas 1, knocked down by truss of hay 1. Two
deaths took place under anaesthetics administered for necessary
operations.
INFANT MORTALITY.
The infant mortality of the Borough for 1923 is 60.7.
Expressed in popular manner, this means that out of every 1,000
children born during the year 60.7 died before reaching their first
birthday. The corresponding figures for previous years are
annexed:—