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 Al.
Showing the Causes of Death amongst Parishioners in the District of Finchley during each of the Four Quarters of the Year 1906.
| Causes of Death. | 1st. Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | 1905. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 | .. | |
| Whooping-cough | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 8 | |
| Diphtherial Membranous Croup | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | ||
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fevers | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | .. | 29 | 1 | 31 | ||
| Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Other Septic Diseases | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| Phthisis | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 20 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | ||
| Bronchitis | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | ||
| Pneumonia | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 23 | |
| Pleurisy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Alcoholism, Cirrhosis of Liver | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Venereal Diseases | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | |
| Diseases & Accidts. of Parturition | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 8 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 35 | |
| Accidents | .. | 4 | .. | 6 | 4 | ||
| Suicides | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Senile Decay | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 16 | |
| All Other Causes | 27 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 100 | 69 | |
| Totals | 98 | 85 | 93 | 84 | 360 | 285 | |