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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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| Causes of Death. | All Ages. | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| Influenza | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | -_ | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 59 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Other tuberculous diseases | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 130 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 53 | 20 |
| Diabetes | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Heart disease | 255 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 69 | 118 |
| Aneurysm | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Other circulatory diseases | 26 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| Bronchitis | 31 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 78 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 12 |
| Other respiratory diseases | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Peptic Ulcer | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | -_ | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Appendicitis | 5 | - | — | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Other diseases of Liver, etc. | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other digestive diseases | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other puerperal causes | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital debility, premature birth, malformation, etc. | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Senility | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| Suicide | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Other violence | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Other defined diseases | 53 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 9 |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| All Causes | 857 | 58 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 85 | 159 | 206 | 222 |