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 DEATH. | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF "RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT. | Total Deaths whether of ' Residents ' or ' Non-Residents' in Institutions in the District | WARDS. | |||||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and 65 and under up-65. wards. | North Ward. | East Ward. | West Ward. | ||||
All Causes. | Certified . | 515 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 49 | 124 | 258 | 81 | 170 | 166 | 17 Q |
\Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | i | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | i | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | i | |
Diphtheria | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | |
Influenza | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
Meningococcal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ... | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 89 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 49 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 38 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Diabetes | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | |
Heart Disease | 86 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 26 | 55 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 27 | |
Arteriosclerosis | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | |
Bronchitis | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 7 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Diarrhoea, etc. (under two years) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Puerperal Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Congenital Debility, Malformation and Premature Birth | 25 | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
Suicides | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Other Deaths from Violence | 22 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | |
Other Defined Diseases | 81 | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 24 | |
Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
TOTAL | 515 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 49 | 124 | 258 | 81 | 170 | 166 | 179 |
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