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, AND ACES AT, DEATH DURING THE YEAR.
No. | CAUSES OF DEATH. | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OP "RESIDENTS" WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT. | Total Death whether of 'Residents' or' Non-Residents' in Institutions in the District. | WARDS. | ||||||||||||
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All Causes | Certified 592 | 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 — | ||||||||||||||||
1. | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
2. | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
3. | Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
4. | Whooping cough | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||
5. | Diphtheria | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
6. | Influenza | 30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | ||
7. | Encephalitis lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
8. | Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 | 5 | 10 | ||
10. | Other tuberculous diseases | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ||
11. | Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
12. | General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
13. | Cancer, malignant disease | 90 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 50 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 28 | ||
14. | Diabetes | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
15. | Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | ||
16. | Heart disease | 157 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 126 | 9 | 51 | 57 | 49 | ||
17. | Aneurysm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
18. | Other circulatory diseases | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | ||
19. | Bronchitis | 25 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | ||
20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 14 | ||
21. | Other respiratory diseases | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
22. | Peptic ulcer | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
23. | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 6 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ||
24. | Appendicitis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ||
25. | Cirrhosis of liver | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
26. | Other diseases of liver, etc | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ||
27. | Other digestive diseases | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
28. | Acute and chronic nephritis | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||
29. | Puerperal sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
30. | Other puerperal causes | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ||
31. | Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc | 14 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
32. | Senility | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
33. | Suicide | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||
34. | Other violence | 27 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | ||
35. | Other defined causes | 51 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 22 | ||
36. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
TOTALS | 592 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 60 | 138 | 333 | 87 | 190 | 209 | 193 |
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