Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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- |
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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 Œ sophagus and Uterus. | 12 | – | – | – | – | 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 |