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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 1927
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1927
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Death Rates, 1912-1927.
| Year. | The Borough. | Clerkenwell. | St. Luke's. | St. Sepulchre. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 19.1 | 28.3 |
| 1913 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 38.1 |
| 1914 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 21.8 | 16.3 |
| 1915 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 25.5 | 16.3 |
| 1916 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 20.3 | 8.4 |
| 1917 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 21.9 | 10.6 |
| 1918 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 22.9 | 17.4 |
| 1919 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 15.2 | 9.0 |
| 1920 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 9.2 |
| 1921 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 10.6 |
| 1922 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 23.7 |
| 1923 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
| 1924 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 19.1 |
| 1925 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 16.3 |
| 1926 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 15.4 |
| 1927 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 19.5 |
The Finsbury deaths were apportioned as follows:—Clerkenwell
667, St. Luke's 322, St. Sepulchre 21 deaths. The comparison
of Finsbury with the rest of the country may be seen below :—
Death Rates for 1927.
| England and Wales | 12.3 |
| London | 11.9 |
| Finsbury | 13.4 |
| 107 great towns | 12.2 |
| 155 smaller towns | 11.3 |
Inquests.—During the past year 69 inquests were held in the
Borough of which 1 was on the body of a non-resident who died
suddenly in the district. Ten were on children under 5 years of
age, and 59 on adults and children over 5 years of age.
Amongst the causes of death were the following :—
Accidental burns 1, accidental scalds 3, accidental drowning 4,
accidental falls 9, knocked down by tricycle 1, by motor vehicles 7,
by train 1, and by tram 1, suffocated by smoke in room 1, collision
of vehicles 1, accidental fracture of leg 1, deaths while under
anaesthetic 2, suicide 6.