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Finsbury 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Deaths and Death Rate.
The number of Finsbury residents who died in 1938 was 734,
this is equivalent to a crude death rate for the whole Borough of
12.9. In order to afford an accurate means of comparing the
mortality of the whole district with that of another, the crude death
rate must be adjusted by means of a correction factor. This factor
standardises irregularities of distribution as regards age and sex,
and for the year 1938, it is given by the Registrar General as 1.09.
By the use of this correction factor, the death rate for Finsbury for
1938, the "standardised" death rate, is 14.1.
| Year. | The Borough. | Year. | The Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 18·5 | 1925 | 14·3 | |
| 1913 | 18·4 | 1926 | 13·7 | |
| 1914 | 19·6 | 1927 | 14·0 | |
| 1915 | 21·5 | 1928 | 15·1 | |
| 1916 | 19·3 | 1929 | 16·0 | |
| 1917 | 20·4 | 1930 | 13·1 | |
| 1918 | 23·7 | 1931 | 14·02 | |
| 1919 | 15·4 | 1932 | 13·4 | |
| 1920 | 14·7 | 1933 | 12·8 | |
| 1921 | 14·7 | 1934 | *13·4 | †14·6 |
| 1922 | 16·5 | 1935 | 12·6 | 13·7 |
| 1923 | 13·5 | 1936 | 14·0 | 15·3 |
| 1924 | 14·7 | 1937 | 14·6 | 15·9 |
| 1938 | 12·9 | 14·1 | ||
* Crude Death Rates. † Standardised Death Rate (see p. 17)
The comparison of Finsbury with the rest of the country may
be seen below:—
Death Rates for 1938.
England and Wales 11.6 per 1,000
London 11.4 „
Finsbury 12.9 „
126 great towns 11.7 ,,
148 smaller towns 11.o „
Age at Death.—There were 389 deaths of persons in Finsbury
at 65 years of age and over, and of these 192 were of persons over
75 years of age.