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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 1926
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1926
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1926.
| 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 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 | ||
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | -- | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 21 | 4 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | — |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Phthisis | 88 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 7 | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | - | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Organic Heart Disease | 126 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 54 | — |
| Cancer, Malignant disease | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 50 | 42 | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 118 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 36 | 66 | — |
| Pneumonia, all forms | 90 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 3 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 19 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Appendicitis | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Alcoholism | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Bright's Disease and Cerebral Hæmorrhage. | 85 | - | - | - | _ | 2 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and Parturition | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 39 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Violence | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| Suicide | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Other defined diseases | 148 | 7 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 12 | 37 | 83 | 6 |
| Ill-defined diseases | 44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 6 |
| Totals | 1001 | 109 | 35 | 29 | 1 | 48 | 101 | 285 | 363 | 41 |
| *Broncho Pneumonia | 54 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| *Other Pneumonias | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| *Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *Cerebrospinal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
* These figures are included in the above table.