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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Inquests
Inquests were held on eighteen residents during the year. The
causes of death found were:
Violence:
(Female 34) 1
Road Accidents:
(Male 57, Females 79 and 66) 3
Accidental Falls, excluding industrial
(Males 88, 83 and 3, Females 75, 67 and 64) 6
Accidental:
(Male 62 - crushed by lorry on private site
Female 88 - asphyxiated by smoke from a fire
in her room
Female 76 - clothing caught fire at home) 3
Open Verdict:
(Female 68 - found drowned) 1
Suicide:
(Males 52 and 32, Females 68 and 56) 4
Total 18
INFANT MORTALITY, 1957 - CAUSES OF DEATH
| Cause of Death | 0-1 wk. | 1-2 wks. | 2-3 wks. | 3-4 wks. | Total under 4 wks. | 1-3 mths. | 3-6 mths. | 6-9 mths. | 9 12 mths. | Total under 1 yr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Congenital malformation | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Birth injury and other diseases of early infancy | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Immaturity | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Other defined causes | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| TOTALS | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 16 |
(In this table the international rules for classification have not
been strictly followed).