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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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III. Standardized mortality Ratios for particular causes of Death for all ages (England & Wales a 100)
| Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finsbury | Greater London | Finsbury | Greater London | |
| Tuberculosis, respiratory | 191 | 104 | 142 | 87 |
| Malignant neoplasm - stomach | 104 | 92 | 148 | 90 |
| * " " lung bronchus | 206 | 132 | 186 | 132 |
| Leukaemia, aleukaemia | 133 | 113 | 100 | 113 |
| Diabetes | 33 | 92 | 171 | 87 |
| Vascular lesions of nervous system | 70 | 79 | 65 | 82 |
| Coronary disease, angina | 120 | 105 | 97 | 100 |
| Pneumonia | 156 | 116 | 166 | 117 |
| Bronchitis | 190 | 123 | 184 | 117 |
| Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 133 | 120 | 200 | 122 |
| Motor vehicle accidents | 138 | 79 | 133 | 103 |
| All other accidents | 80 | 92 | ||
| Suicide | 150 | 99 | 40 | 104 |
* The only higher ratios in England & Wales are
Males
Bethnal Green 222
St. Pancras 202
Females
Holborn 300
Poplar 242
Shoreditch 238
IV. Infant Mortality Rates - Both Sexes Deaths per 1,000 live births
| Finsbury | County of London | Greater London | England & Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| / Stillbirth | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 |
| Neonatal Mortality - All causes | 12* | 17 | 16 | 18 |
| Infant Mortality - All causes | 20+ | 25 | 23 | 28 |
| Congenital malformation | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Gastro enteritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | ||||
| Birth Injury | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Asphyxia & Atelectasis | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Pneumonia of newborn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Haemolytic newborn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Immaturity | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
/ Rate per 1,000 live and still births
* The only equal or lower rates in England & Wales are - Eastbourne 10
Greenwich 12
+ The only equal or lower rates in England & Wales are - Eastbourne 17
Greenwich Hammersmith & Cambridgeshire 20
Analysis further shews that if allowance were made for social
class distribution and the average death rate for England & Wales had
prevailed in Finsbury the infant mortality rate would have been 32 in
Finsbury and 30 in the County of London instead of the rate of 20
which it actually was.