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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Table Showing the Ward Mortality tor each Quarter of the Year 1913.
| Causes of Death. | North Ward. | East Ward. | West Ward. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarters. | Total | Quarters | Total | Quarters. | Total | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | .. | .. | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Tuberculosis Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cancer—Malignant Disease | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 7 | ... | 6 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 9 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Congenital Debility, Malformation and Prematura Birth | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 6 |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicides) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Suicides | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Other Defined Diseases | ... | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 35 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 40 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 134 | 26 | 32 | 25 | 44 | 127 | 49 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 131 |