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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home for Homeless Children | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| National Hospital Convalescent Home | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Woodside Home, Whetstone | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Home of the Good Shepherd, East Finchley | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| St. Joseph's Home, Convent of the Good Shepherd, East Finchley | – | 1 | – | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
The Public Mortuary.
Nineteen bodies were deposited during the year in the
Public Mortuary in Summers Lane, as against twenty-three in
the preceding year; eighteen of these had been parishioners
of Finchley, and one of Friern Barnet.
INQUESTS, 1905.
| 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart disease | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 |
| Acute pneumonia | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Congestion of lungs | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Intussusception of bowel | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Cerebral apoplexy | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Paraplegia | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Fractured skull | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Accidental suffocation in bed (Infants) | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Want of attention at birth (2 infants found in Street) | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| Accidental burns | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 |