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Finsbury 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Infant Mortality by Districts.
The following table compares Finsbury with London and England and Wales generally:—
| England and Wales | 58 |
| London | 60 |
| 71 | |
| 125 great towns | 62 |
| 148 smaller towns | 55 |
The infant mortality rates for the period 1909 to 1937 arranged according to districts, are given in the subjoined table:—
| Year. | The Borough. | Clerkenwell. | St. Luke's. | St. Sepulchre. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 128 | 135 | 130 | 300 |
| 1910 | 121 | 122 | 120 | 71 |
| 1911 | 154 | 145 | 169 | 181 |
| 1912 | 112 | 110 | 111 | 210 |
| 1913 | 139 | 135 | 146 | 200 |
| 1914 | 118 | 112 | 131 | 121 |
| 1915 | 128 | 119 | 144 | 111 |
| 1916 | 124 | 127 | 120 | 62 |
| 1917 | 118 | 116 | 138 | — |
| 1918 | 110 | 119 | 95 | 111 |
| 1919 | 89 | 90 | 84 | 166 |
| 1920 | 74 | 70 | 82 | 105 |
| 1921 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 83 |
| 1922 | 82 | 85 | 75 | 154 |
| 1923 | 61 | 58 | 66 | — |
| 1924 | 75 | 72 | 79 | 159 |
| 1925 | 60 | 55 | 67 | 105 |
| 1926 | 66 | 69 | 62 | — |
| 1927 | 50 | 51 | 51 | — |
| 1928 | 85 | 91 | 77 | — |
| 1929 | 75 | 85 | 59 | — |
| 1930 | 63 | 68 | 51 | 333 |
| 1931 | 62 | 65 | 60 | — |
| 1932 | 81 | 82 | 81 | — |
| 1933 | 50 | 51 | 44 | 200 |
| 1934 | 51 | 50 | 53 | — |
| 1935 | 59 | 64 | 51 | — |
| 1936 | 81 | 81 | 83 | — |
| 1937 | 71 | 70 | 75 | — |