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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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The following table shows the causes of, and ages at death during the year 1945:-
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Total all ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65- |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5. Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 5. Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 28 | – | 1 | – | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 9. Influenza | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | — | – |
| 10. Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11. Acute Polio-Myelitis and Polio- Encephalitis. | – | – | — | – | – | – | – |
| 12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis | – | – | — | – | – | — | – |
| 13. Cancer of Buccal Cavity and (Esophagus and Uterus | 14 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 10 |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach & Duodenum | 11 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 9 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | 5 | – | – | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 49 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 17. Diabetes | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 18. Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 38 | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 19. Heart Disease | 121 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 19 | 97 |
| 20. Other Diseases of Circulatory System. | 22 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 13 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 47 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 17 | 27 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 23 | 6 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 23. Other Respiratory Diseases | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 25. Diarrhoae under 2 years | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | — | – |
| 26. Appendicitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 7 | – | – | – | — | 2 | 3 |
| 28. Nephritis | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 29. Puerperal & Post-Abortive Sepsis | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 30. Other Maternal Causes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31. Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32. Cong.Malf.Birth Injuries, Infant Pis. | 9 | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 33. Suicide | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| 35. Other Violeat Causes | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| 36. All other causes | 32 | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| M | 247 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 81 | 124 |
| F | 233 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 61 | 134 |
| Total All Causes | 480 | 126 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 142 | 258 |