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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No. 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 | WARDS. | |||||||||||||
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All Causes | Certified | 65 | All | Under | 1 and | I and | 5 and | 15 and | 25 and | 45 and | 65 and | North | East | West | ||
Uncertified | Ages. | 1. | under 2. | under 5. | under 15 | i under 25. | under 45. | under 65. | Upward s. | in the District. | Ward. | Ward. | Ward. | |||
1. | . Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
2. | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
3. | Scarlet fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
4. | Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
5. | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
6. | Influenza | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
7. | Encephalitis lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
8. | Cerebro-spinal fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
9. | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | 4 | ... | 7 | 4 | 7 | ||
10. | Other tuberculous diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
1 1. | Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
12. | General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
13. | Cancer, malignant disease | 98 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 41 | 51 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 25 | ||
14. | Diabetes | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
15. | Cerebral haemorrhage, etc. | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 13 | ... | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
16. | Heart disease | 204 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | 154 | 22 | 62 | 71 | 71 | ||
17. | Aneurysm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
18. | Other circulatory diseases | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | ||
19. | Bronchitis | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | |||
20. | Pneumonia (all forms) | 33 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 11 | ||
21. | Other respiratory diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
22. | Peptic ulcer | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||
23. | Diarrhoea, etc. (under 2 years) | 17 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||
24. | Appendicitis | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||
25. | Cirrhosis of liver | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
26. | Other diseases of liver, etc | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
27. | Other digestive diseases | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||
28. | Acute and chronic nephritis | 34 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 13 | ||
29. | Puerperal sepsis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
30. | Other puerperal causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
31. | Congenital debility, premature birth, malformations, etc | 15 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||
32. | Senility | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
33. | Suicide | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||
34. | Other violence | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | ||
35. | Other defined causes | 59 | 6 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 18 | ||
36. | Causes ill-defined or unknown | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
TOTALS | 656 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 55 | 186 | 348 | 89 | 212 | 239 | 205 |
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