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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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Table: The following table shows the causes of, and ages at, death during the year 1948 :—

The following table shows the causes of, and ages at, death during the year 1948 :—

Cause of DeathTotal all ages0-1-5-15-45-65-
1.Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers-------
2.Cerebro-Spinal Fever-------
3.Scarlet Fever-------
4.Whooping Cough-------
5.Diphtheria-------
6.Tuberculosis of Respiratory System23---11102
7.Other forms of Tuberculosis3—-—111
8.Syphilitic Diseases5—-——41
9.Influenza-------
10.Measles-------
11.Acute Polio-myelitis and Polio-Encephalitis-------
12.Acute Infectious Encephalitis1-1----
13.Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Oesophagus and Uterus6----15
14.Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum13----58
15.Cancer of Breast7—-——43
16.Cancer of all other sites65—-—22340
17.Diabetes——-————
18.Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions33---1824
19.Heart Disease91—-—31771
20.Other diseases of circulatory System18----216
21.Bronchitis361-—1925
22.Pneumonia2831——618
23.Other respiratory diseases4—-—-13
24.Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum6----42
25.Diarrhoea under 2 years11-----
26.Appendicitis-------
27.Other digestive diseases8—-—332
28.Nephritis6—-—222
29.Puerperal and Post-Abortive Sepsis-------
30.Other maternal causes-------
31.Premature birth66-----
32.Cong. Malf. Birth Injuries. Infant Dis.119-1-1-
33.Suicide.6—-—411
34.Road Traffic Accidents3—-2——1
35.Other Violent Causes11—-—326
36.All other causes322-22917
M.23913142264135
F.1849111149113
Total—All Causes423222533113248