London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1963
[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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1 and under 15 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 35 | 35 and under 45 | 45 and under 55 | 55 and under 65 | 65 and under 75 | 75 and over | ||
| 1. | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. | Syphilitic Disease | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 4. | Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. | Whooping Cough | —. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. | Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. | Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. | Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10. | Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 11. | Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 17 | 11 |
| 12. | Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 13. | Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| 14. | Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 86 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 34 |
| 15. | Leukaemia, Aleukæmia | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 16. | Diabetes | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17. | Vascular Lesions of Nervous System ___ | 89 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 14 | 19 | 54 |
| 18. | Coronary Disease, Angina | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 57 | 93 |
| 19. | Hypertension with Heart Disease ____ ___ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 |
| 20. | Other Heart Disease | 114 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 87 |
| 21. 22. | Other Circulatory Disease Influenza | 59 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 41 2 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 66 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 46 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 37 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| 25. | Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 26. | Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
| 27. | Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of Prostate | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| 30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. | Congenital Malformations | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| 32. | Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | 38 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| 33. | Motor Vehicle Accidents | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 34. | All Other Accidents | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 35. | Suicide | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 36. | Homicide and Operations of War | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 854 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 126 | 205 | 443 | |