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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 1947
[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 1947:-
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Total all ages. | 1- | 5- | 15- | 45- | 65- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | – | – | – | – | – | - | – |
| 2. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | - | - | – | – | _ |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | – | - | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | - | - |
| 5. Diphtheria | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | - | – |
| 6. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 40 | – | 1 | – | 20 | 9 | 10 |
| 7. Other forms of Tuberculosis | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| 8. Syphilitic Diseases | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 9. Influenza | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 10. Measles | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 11. Acute Polio-myelitis and Polio- Encephalitis. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12. Acute Infectious Encephalitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13. Cancer of Buccal Cavity and (Πsophagus and Uterus. | 13 | Р| Р| Р| 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 14. Cancer of Stomach & Duodenum | 18 | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 15. Cancer of Breast | 11 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 16. Cuncer of all other sites | 45 | – | – | – | 2 | 18 | 25 |
| 17. Diabetes | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 18. Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 33 | – | – | – | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 19. Heart Disease | 121 | – | — | – | 3 | 26 | 92 |
| Other diseases of circulatory system | 22 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 19 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 57 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 40 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 39 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 9 | 24 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 |
| 24. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 7 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 25. Diarrhoea under 2 years | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 26. Appendicitis | 1 | – | – | – | — | 1 | – |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7 |
| 28. Nephritis | 11 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 29. Puerperal & Post-Abortive Sepsis | – | – | – | — | – | – | – |
| 30. Other maternal causes | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | — | – |
| 31. Premature birth | 3 | 3 | – | – | — | – | – |
| 32. Cong.Malf.Birth Injuries. Infant Dis. | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 33. Suicide | 8 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 34. Road Traffic Accidents | 5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 35. Other Violent Causes | 24 | 5 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 36. All other causes | 20 | – | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| M | 282 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 84 | 155 |
| F | 240 | 13 | 3 | – | 30 | 44 | 150 |
| Total All Causes | 522 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 128 | 305 |