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Deaths from vascular diseases of the nervous system, that is
cerebal thrombosis and embolism as well as those from heart (other
than coronary) and circulatory diseases have been considerably less
frequent in Finsbury than elsewhere.
Deaths from coronary disease are unfortunately increasing
although probably not more so than elsewhere.
The number of deaths from Pneumonia and Bronchitis has been
considerably above average.
Although the number of deaths from motor and other accidents and
from suicide (mainly in the age group 45-64) has closely approximated
to the average, attention should continually be directed to this
wastage of life which cost 97 lives in the five years under consideration.
Maternal Mortality
The maternal mortality rate for the five year period 1946-1950
was 1.14 compared with 1.05 for England and Wales and for 1951-1955
was 0.6 compared with the approximate figure of 0.75 for the whole
country.
There was one death in 1955 in a woman of 36 from toxaemia of
pregnancy.
This would give a figure of 1.4 as the rate for 1955 but as the
numbers in the Borough are small no rate for a period of less than
5 years should be considered.
Inquests
Inquests were held on 27 residents during the year. The causes
of death found were:-
Natural causes:
(Males 46 and 45) 2
Road Accidents:
(Males 54, Females 85 and 74) 3
Accidental Falls, excluding industrial:
(Males 83, 69 and 35, Female 82) 4
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