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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Table A.
Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1904.
| Causes of Death. 1 | Deaths in Whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Locvli ties (at all ages) | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 ana under 65. | 65 and Upwards. | North Finchley. | East Finchley. | West Finchley. | Whet-stone. | |||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Fever | Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 5 | ... | ... | ... | .. | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 6 | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea | 13 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | .. | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | |
| Enteritis | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 10 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Phthisis | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ... | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 5 | 7 | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 21 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | ... | |
| Pneumonia | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ... | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Alcholism | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | |||||||||||||
| Venereal Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Heart disease | 33 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | ... | |
| Accidents | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Suicides | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Senile Decay | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | |
| All other causes | 90 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 3 | |
| All causes | 338 | 87 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 102 | 90 | 91 | 142 | 76 | 29 | 14* | |
* All non residents.