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Finsbury 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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be stated that the number of persons registered under National Registration
on 29th September 1939 was 39,739. Immediately evacuation had taken place,
however, a gradual return followed.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS. The total number of notified Finsbury births,
including stillbirths, from all sources, was 655. Of this number, 194 were
notified by midwives.
CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS: The total number of deaths allocated to Finsbury
was 703
giving a crude death rate of 13.6
standardized 14.8.
This represents approximately the average for the past 5 years.
The deaths include 419 persons over 65 years of age;
of these 198 were persons aged over 75 years.
The causes of death in the several age groups are given in the following table
| Causes of Death | All Ages | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Senility | 14 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
| Suicide | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Influenza | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Violence | 30 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |||
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory system | 36 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |||||
| Tuberculous Diseases Non-Respiratory | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Syphilis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Cancer, malignant dis. | 96 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 16 | |||||
| Diabetes | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Cerebral haemorrhage ,& | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||
| Heart Disease | 213 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 71 | 83 | |||||
| Aneurysm | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Other Circulatory Dis. | 45 | 7 | 21 | 17 | ||||||||
| Bronchitis | 35 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 57 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | |
| Other Respiratory Dis. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Peptic Ulcer | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Diarrhoea | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other diseases of Liver Etc. | ||||||||||||
| Other Digestive Diss. | 12 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Acute & Chronic Nephritis | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Congenital Debility, premature birth, malformation, etc. | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Appendicitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other defined diseases | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | |||
| All Causes | 703 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 56 | 131 | 221 | 198 |