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Finsbury 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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In 1938 the infant deaths were : in Clerkenwell, 30 ; St. Luke's,
24 ; and in St. Sepulchre's, o deaths.
Infant Mortality by Districts.
The following table compares Finsbury with London and
England and Wales generally :—
England and Wales 53
London 57
Finsbury 73
126 great towns 57
148 smaller towns 51
The infant mortality rates for the period 1909 to 1938 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
1ll
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
-
1938
73
62
97
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