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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR.
| CAUSES OP 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. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 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 under 65. | 65 and Upwards. | North Ward. | East Ward. | West Ward. | |
| Uncertified | ||||||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 10 | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | |
| Influenza | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 17 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 5 | ... | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 9 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 73 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 36 | 31 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 18 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Diabetes | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | |
| Heart Disease | 107 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 18 | 82 | 9 | 43 | 46 | 18 | |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 29 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 12 | |
| Bronchitis | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Appendicitis and Typhilitis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | 9 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | 17 | 16 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
| Suicides | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| Other Deaths from Violence | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 7 | |
| Other defined Diseases | 80 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 24 | |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| TOTALS | 511 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 60 | 127 | 244 | 91 | 193 | 180 | 138 | |
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