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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
St Pancras 1896
Forty-first annual report of the Medical Officer of Health on the vital and sanitary condition of the Borough of Saint Pancras, London
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Table 3 a.
Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1896.
Note.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.
| AGES. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards | Total | Under 5 years | ||
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Smallpox. | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 27 | 88 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 130 | 115 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 22 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 23 | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 61 | 56 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 121 | 117 | |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 61 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 99 | 66 | |
| Simple Continued & Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 29 | ||
| Other Miasmatic Diseases (Influenza) *Chicken-pox | *1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2.—Diarrhœal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 167 | 24 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 217 | 191 | ||
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Cowpox and Effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5.—Venereal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | 9 | |
| Gonorrhœa, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6.—Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 13 | 3 | |
| Pyæmia, Septicaemia | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ||
| II.—Parasitic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| III.—Dietic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 35 | ... | |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | |
| Bheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | ... | ||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 9 | ... | ||
| Rickets | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 202 | ... | ||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | 20 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis,Hydrocephalus | 20 | 37 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 57 | |
| Phthisis | 7 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 102 | 125 | 106 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 468 | 15 | ||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 23 | |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 16 | ... | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |