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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TABLE I
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE YEAR, 1949
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 | |||||||||||
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All Causes | Certified | All Ages | Under | 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 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3 | Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4. | Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5. | Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
6. | Tubercul | osis of Respiratory System | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
7. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
8. | Syphilitic Disease | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
9. | Influenza | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | "1 | 4 | |||
10. | Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
11. | Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
12. | Acute Infectious Encephalitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
13M | 1. Cancer of Buccal Cavity and (Esophagus (Males only) | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
13f | . Cancer of Uterus | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
14. | Cancer of Stomach and Duodenum | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
15. | Cancer of Breast | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
16. | Cancer of all other sites | 115 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 50 | 57 | 13 | 39 | 31 | 45 | |
17. | Diabetes | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
18. | Intra-Cranial Vascular Lesions | 83 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 9 | 71 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 43 | |
19. | Heart Disease | 262 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 50 | 205 | 35 | 73 | 95 | 94 | |
20. | Other Diseases of the Circulatory System | 46 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 36 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 11 | |
21. | Bronchitis | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 31 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 14 | |
22. | Pneumonia | 30 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 5 | ||
23. | Other Respiratory Diseases | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | ... | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
24. | Ulceration of the Stomach or Duodenum | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
26. | Appendicitis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | *3 | 3 | 2 | |||
27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 14 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
28. | Nephritis | 20 | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||||
29. | Puerperal and Post-Abortive Sepsis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
30. | Other Maternal Causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
31. | Premature Birth | 3 | "3 | ,.. | "l | 7 | |||||||||
32. | Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Disease | 11 | 8 | 1 | l | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||
33. | Suicide | 8 | 3 | "3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
34. | Road Traffic Accidents | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | -> | 1 | ||||
35. | Other Violent Causes | 17 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Vi | |||
36. | All Other Causes | 46 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | ||||
826 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 191 | 544 | 134 | 262 | 254 | 310 |
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