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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The following table shews the number of deaths and the mortality rate per 1,000 of the population during the last
18 years:—
| Estimated Population. | Number of Deaths. | Rate per 1000 of Population. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 16,419 | 0 | ... |
| 1892 | 17,002 | 4 | .23 |
| 1893 | 17,500 | 18 | 1.03 |
| 1894 | 18,015 | 5 | .28 |
| 1895 | 18,598 | 1 | .05 |
| 1896 | 19,218 | 1 | .05 |
| 1897 | 20,064 | 11 | .55 |
| 1898 | 20,907 | 6 | .29 |
| 1899 | 21,800 | 0 | ... |
| 1900 | 22,750 | 1 | .04 |
| 1901 | 22,500 | 12 | .53 |
| 1902 | 23,400 | 2 | .08 |
| 1903 | 24,125 | 1 | .04 |
| 1904 | 25,554 | 17 | .66 |
| 1905 | 28,718 | 0 | ... |
| 1906 | 30,750 | 7 | .23 |
| 1907 | 36,321 | 16 | .44 |
| Average of 10 years, 1898—1907 | 25,681 | 6.2 | .24 |
| 1908 | 39,499 | 10 | .25 |
Whooping Cough.
During the year 1908 the district has been comparatively
free from Whooping Cough.
This disease accounted for three deaths, as compared with
14 for last year and one for 1906. This gives a mortality rate
of .07 per 1,000 of the population, as compared with a
mortality rate of .38 for last year. All these deaths occurred
in children under the age of five years, and one occurred in
on infant under one year of age. Two of these deaths occurred
in February and one in July.