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Finchley 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Senile Mortality.
Of the 357 deaths of Finchley parishioners, 90 were of persons over 70 years of age. The proportion of deaths occurring amongst those over 70 years of age to the total deaths was therefore 25.2 per cent. In 1906 the percentage was 23.1, and in 1905, 23.0.
| 65 and under 70. | 70 and under 80. | 80 and under 90. | go and upwards. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 10 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 50 |
| Second Quarter | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 20 |
| Third Quarter | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Fourth Quarter | 3 | 14 | 9 | — | 26 |
| Total | 21 | 59 | 27 | 4 | 111 |
Epidemic or Zymotic Mortality.
The diseases grouped together in the Registrar General's
Reports under the term Principal Epidemic Diseases are
Smallpox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Whooping Cough,
Diphtheria, "Fever" (including Typhus, Enteric or Typhoid
Fever, and Simple Continued Fever), and Diarrhoea.
The Epidemic Death-Rate in 1907 was 1.22, as contrasted
with 1.53 in 1906, and 0.63 in 1905. The average
for the ten years 1897 to 1906 was 1.25.
The incidence and fatality of the above-named diseases
are dealt with later in this report.