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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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| Cause of Death | 0-1 wk. | 1-2 wks. | 2-3 wks. | 3-4 wks. | Total under 4wks. | 1-3 mths. | 3-6 mths. | 6-9 mths. | 9-12 mths. | Total under l yr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital malformation | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Birth Injury and other diseases of early infancy | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Immaturity | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Other defined causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 15 | |
Census, 1951.
During the year the Registrar General's Report on the County
of London, based on the 1951 Census, was published.
Certain information relating to Finsbury has been abstracted and
is reproduced as an Appendix to this Report together with other
data for comparison.