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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Causes of and Ages at Death puking the Year 1007.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths in Whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all ages). | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 65. | 66 and Upwards. | Worth Finchley. | East Finchley. | West Finchley. | Whetstone. | |||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |||
| Whooping Cough | 14 | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 10 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Mem branous Croup | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteric | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 9 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhoea | 7 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | |
| Enteritis | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 10 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | |
| Phthisis | 21 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Cancer, Malignant | |||||||||||||
| Diseases | 32 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | .32 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Pleurisy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | ||
| Other Diseases of Respi | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| ratory Organs | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Alcoholism Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 14 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | |
| Diseases and Accidents of | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Parturition | 2 | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Heart Disease | 38 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | .. | 3 | |
| Accidents | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | |
| Suicides | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Old Age | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 | 5 | 9 | .. | 3 | .. | |
| All other causes | 84 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 8 | |
| All causes | 357 | 84 | 33 | 13 | 19 | 97 | 111 | 89 | 148 | 97 | 23 | 22 | |