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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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TABLE OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1938-1947
| Causes of Death | 1938 | I939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | l944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| 1 | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | I | — | 1 |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | I | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | I | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 13 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 11 | l3 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
| 7 | Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | I | 2 | 2 | — |
| 8 | Syphilitic Diseases | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| 9 | Influenza | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Measles | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 12 | Acute Infectious Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| I3M | Cancer of Buccal Cavity and Œsophagus | 8 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 11 | — | ||||
| 13F | Cancer of Uterus | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 9 | — | 4 | — | 11 | — | 7 | — | 5 | — | 4 | ||||
| 14 | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 54 | 72 | 51 | 83 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | Cancer of Breast | — | 18 | — | 11 | 1 | 18 | — | 15 | — | 21 | — | J4 | — | 11 | — | 14 | ||||
| 16 | Cancer of all other sites | 27 | 38 | 41 | 30 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 38 | 52 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 44 | 59 | 39 | ||||
| 17 | Diabetes | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Intra-cranial Vascular Lesions | 12 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 49 | 25 | 60 | 27 | 52 | 33 | 43 | 30 | 55 | 27 | 61 | 26 | 53 | 35 | 67 |
| 19 | Heart Disease | 85 | 102 | 91 | 132 | 74 | 137 | 84 | 118 | 70 | 111 | 86 | IJ5 | 86 | 107 | 102 | 104 | 103 | 122 | 122 | 124 |
| 20 | Other diseases of circulatory system | 19 | 22 | 27 | 2 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 22 |
| 21 | Bronchitis | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 2 7 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 35 | 20 |
| 22 | Pneumonia | 31 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 19 | j6 | 19 | x9 | 19 | 19 | J5 |
| 23 | Other respiratory diseases | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 24 | Ulceration of Stomach and Duodenum | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 25 | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 26 | Appendicitis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Other digestive diseases | 8 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 | Nephritis | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| 29 | Puerperal and post-abortion sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Other maternal causes | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | |
| 31 | Premature Birth | 16 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 4 | 2 4 | 3 5 | 2 1 | 3 7 | 3 8 | 11 4 | 8 11 | - 9 | 5 5 | 7 6 | 3 7 | 2 6 | 1 6 | 2 7 | 2 4 |
| 32 | Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Suicide | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 34 | Road Traffic Accidents | 12 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 7 36 | 4 42 | 8 17 | 5 11 | 11 5 | 1 13 | 3 7 | 1 9 | 4 12 | 3 20 | 2 4 | 2 7 | 9 8 | 4 9 | 5 9 | 2 14 |
| 35 | Other violent causes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | All other causes | 20 | 30 | 28 | 38 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 39 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 33 |
| TOTAL DEATHS | 329 | 333 | 301 | 404 | 348 | 458 | 337 | 397 | 336 | 417 | 373 | 417 | 397 | 433 | 341 | 384 | 366 | 408 | 408 | 422 | |