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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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The following table shows the causos of, and ages at death during the year 1946:-
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Total all ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5. Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 28 | – | – | – | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 4 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | – |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | 7 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 |
| 9. Influenza | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| 10. Measles | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 11. Acute Polio-myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13. Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Πsophagus and Uterus. | 12 | Р| Р| Р| Р| 6 | 6 |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach & Duodenum | 20 | – | – | – | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | 4 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | 45 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 17. Diabetes | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| 18. Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 42 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 29 |
| 19. Heart Disease | 121 | – | – | – | 2 | 23 | 96 |
| 20. Other diseases of circulatory System. | 18 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 47 | 3 | – | – | – | 16 | 28 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 49 | 6 | – | – | – | 10 | 33 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 10 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 25. Diarrhoae under 2 years | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26. Appendicitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 11 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 28. Nephritis | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1_ |
| 29. Puerperal & Post-Abortive Sepsis | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 50. Other maternal causes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51. Premature birth | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32. Cong.Half.Birth Injuries. Infant Pis . | 14 | 10 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 33. Suicide | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 |
| 35. Other Violent Causes | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 56. All other causes | 37 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| M | 286 | 20 | – | 2 | 23 | 90 | 151 |
| F | 236 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 45 | 151 |
| Total All Causes | 522 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 135 | 302 |