London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Finchley 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Holy Trinity School was also closed from November 9th
to November 27th.
Measles accounted for 10 deaths, as compared with 16
for last year, giving a death-rate of .25, as compared with a
death-rate of .44 for last year. Two deaths occurred in the
first quarter of the year, two in the second, and six in the
fourth quarter.
Of these deaths
2 occurred in March.
2 „ ,, April.
2 ,, ,, October.
3 ,, ,, November.
1 ,, ,, December.
With one exception all these deaths occurred in children
under the age of five years.
Three were under the age of one year.
Six were between the ages of one and two years.
One was over five years of age.

The following table shews the Wards in which the deaths occurred:—

North Finchley10
East Finchley
West Finchley

During an outbreak of Measles the schools are kept under
constant supervision, and if any particular class or department
is principally affected closure is advised.
The following table shews the number of deaths and the
mortality rate per 1,000 of the population during the last
18 years:—