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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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| 0— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45 | 65— | 75— | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||||
| Other diseases of respiratory system | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| B33. Ulcer of Stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
| B36, 43pt. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B38. Nephritis and nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 |
| B39. Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 6 |
| B40. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| B41. Congenital malformations | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| B19, 21, 23, 24, 34, 35, 37, 42, 43pt, 44, 45, 46pt. Other defined and illdefined diseases | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| BE47. Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| BE48. All other accidents | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| BE49. Suicide | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | |
| BE50. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals ... | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 129 | 71 | 66 | 81 | 92 | 478 |
"B" categories refer to the Abbreviated List of 50 causes for Tabulation
of Mortality contained in the Manual of the International Statistical Classification
of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, Volume 1.
There are no special features revealed by the causes of death
statistics to which it is desired to draw attention, apart from the
observations which are made on this subject in the introduction.
Maternal Mortality.
There were no maternal deaths during the year.