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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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21-22
Table Showing tub Ward Mortality for each Quarter of the Year 1914. 21 — 22
| 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | 1 | l | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ••• | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cancer—Malignant Disease | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Alcoholism | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 2 | l | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Congenital Debility, Malformation and Premature Birth | 1 | l | 2 | S | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Violent Deaths (excluding Suicides) | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Suicides | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 36 | 42 | 35 | 24 | 147 | 49 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 150 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 126 |