Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Table A2.
Causes of Death in the Finchley District during the Four Quarters of the Year 1894.
Causes of Death. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Totals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small-pox | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 |
Membranous Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhoid Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 |
Whooping Cough | 9 | 2 | .. | •• | 11 |
Diarrhoea and Dysentry | 4 | .. | 4 | ||
Influenza | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Phthisis ("Consumption") | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Diseases of Respiratory Organs, other than phthisis | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 37 |
Diseases of Circulatory Organs | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
Diseases of Abdominal Organs | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
Diseases of Urinary Organs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Diseases of Reproductive Organs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Diseases of Nervous System (including Apoplexy and Convulsions). | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 |
Gout | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Cancer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
Rheumatism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Premature Birth | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Senility | 2 | 2 | .. | 3 | 7 |
Wasting and Debility (including Atelectasis) | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 |
Accidents | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
Suicides | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
Alcohol | •• | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 85 | 51 | 28 | 57 | 221 |