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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
Finchley 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Table A.
Causes ok and Ages at Death during the Year 1903.
| Causes of Death. 1 | Deaths in Whole District at subjoined Ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all Ages) | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and uuder 5 | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and Upwards. | North Finchley | East Finchley. | West Finchley. | Whetstone. | |||
| Small pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ||
| Croup | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 10 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | ... | ||
| Phthisis | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | ... | 6 | 4 | ... | 2 | ||
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | 16 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | 15 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Other Dieeases of Res piratory Organs | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of liver | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 13 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | |||
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Heart Diseases | 21 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Accidents | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Suicides | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Senile Decay | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ... | ||
| All other causes | 64 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | |||
| All causes | 234 | 59 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 78 | 64 | 67 | 97 | 56 | 14 | 16* | |
*1 Resident of District. 15 non-resident.