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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CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH
No. CAUSES OF DEATH | NET DEATHS AT THE SUBJOINED AGES OF " RESIDENTS " WHETHER OCCURRING WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE DISTRICT | |||||||||||
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All ages | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 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 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2. Tuberculosis, Other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3. Syphilitic Disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6. Meningococcal Infections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9. Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10. Malignant Neoplasm, Stomach | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
11. Malignant Neoplasm, Lung, Bronchus | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 22 | 17 | 8 |
12. Malignant Neoplasm, Breast | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
13. Malignant Neoplasm, Uterus | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
14. Other Malignant and Lymphatic Neoplasms | 83 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 76 |
15. Leukæmia, Aleukæmia | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
16. Diabetes | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
17. Vascular Lesions of Nervous System | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 26 | 49 |
18. Coronary Disease, Angina | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 35 | 54 | 92 |
19. Hypertension with Heart Disease | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
20. Other Heart Disease | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 14 | 58 |
21. Other Circulatory Disease | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
22. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23. Pneumonia | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 40 |
24. Bronchitis | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
25. Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 |
26. Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
27. Gastritis, Enteritis and Diarrhœa | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
29. Hyperplasia of Prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
31. Congenital Malformations | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
32. Other Defined and Ill-Defined Diseases | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
33. Motor Vehicle Accidents | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 |
34. All Other Accidents | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
35. Suicide | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
36. Homicide and Operations of War | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Totals | 809 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 55 | 144 | 188 | 363 |