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 1925
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1925
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATHS IN FINSBURY DURING THE FIVE YEARS 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 AND 1925.
| Cause of Death. | Net Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of " Residents" or " Non-Residents" in the Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 ana 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 | ||
| Enteric Fever | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 101 | 17 | 55 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 84 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 95 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 24 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Influenza | 141 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 37 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Phthisis | 514 | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 119 | 189 | 166 | 20 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 34 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 42 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 552 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 284 | 201 | 24 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 30 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Meningitis | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
| Organic heart disease | 614 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 85 | 210 | 247 | 16 |
| Bronchitis | 623 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 187 | 361 | 2 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 547 | 148 | 109 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 81 | 81 | 39 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 41 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | — |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 128 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| Appendicitis | 34 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 9 | — |
| Alcoholism | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — |
| Bright's Disease and Cerebral Hæmorrage | 424 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 177 | 203 | 6 |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 7 |
| Other diseases and accidents of Pregnancy and Parturition | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | 21 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 203 | 201 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 211 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 52 | 32 |
| Suicide | 45 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 18 | 9 | — |
| Other Defined Diseases | 762 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 72 | 167 | 411 | 27 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 206 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 122 | 14 |
| Totals | 5532 | 681 | 307 | 224 | 194 | 255 | 630 | 1461 | 1780 | 289 |
| * Broncho-Pneumonia | 345 | 137 | 95 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 33 |
| *Other Pneumonias | 202 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 57 | 56 | 7 |
•These figures are included in the above table.