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Finchley 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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TABLE I
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR
| 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 "Nonresidents" in Institutions in the District | WARDS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 5. | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 6. | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 7. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8. | Syphilitic Disease | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 |
| 9. | Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1O. | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 11. | Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 12. | Acute Infectious Encephalitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| 13m | Cancer of Buccal Cavity and (Esophagus (Males only) | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 13f | Cancer of Uterus | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14. | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 17 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 15. | Cancer of Breast | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Q |
| 16. | Cancer of all other sites | 86 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 34 | 46 | 21 | 34 | 21 | 31 |
| 17. | Diabetes | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| 18. | Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 103 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 85 | 20 | 39 | 23 | 41 |
| 19. | Heart Disease | 231 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 176 | 37 | 60 | 88 | 83 |
| 20. | Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 28 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| 23. | Other Respiratory Diseases ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 24. | Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | >... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 28. | Nephritis | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| 29. | Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 30. | Other Maternal Causes | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| 31. | Premature Birth | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 4 |
| 32. | Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease | 21 | 15 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| 33. | Suicide | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 34. | Road Traffic Accidents | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Other Violent Causes | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 36. | All Other Causes | 58 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 20 |
| TOTALS | 763 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 178 | 485 | 140 | 227 | 247 | 289 | |
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