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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 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Table III.—Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1874. ages.

Table III.—Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1874. ages.

CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.
0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwardsTotal under 5 yearsTotal0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwardsTotal under 5 yearsTotal
Order 2.- Order of Circulation.
1Pericarditis...1...1...11..................14
2Aneurism..................4243............13
3Heart Disease, &c.233810273637493320......8228
CLASSES.Order 3—Respiratory Organs.
1Laryngitis426...........................1212
2Bronchitis1585416491439449277457228559
3Pleurisy...1...1...44...22114
I. Zymotic Diseases27510514970492331282120155—5297914Pneumonia513124871520171516...106209
II. Constitutional Diseases794633246911812085732281-1586785...220
IllLocal Diseases382120100565510317218728922712010—60218275Asthma2..................4851......48106
IV. Developmental Diseases355365231231637624123905656Lung Disease, &c.3864631161014332...
v.Violent Deaths54238115141091012—59129Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
Not specified or ill defined82—1——52512——1026
Totals1153311290101187261345313403317208082175440161Gastritis1...1...111......1...1...27
2Enteritis8...3............11............1113
3Peritonitis1......28521...111...122
Class I.—Zymotic Diseases. Order 1.—Miasmatic.4Ascites......1......1...112.........16
5Ulceration of Intestines...............11211............6
6Hernia..................1111............4
1Smallpox1.........11.....................137Ileus.......................................
2Measles13162762........................56648Intussusception...............1........................1
3Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)1213482711.....................731029Stricture of Intestines..................11112.........6
4Diphtheria2715731.....................243510Fistula.....................1...............1
5Quinsy1...21.........11............3611Stomach Disease, &c...................3...1...............4
6Croup16145...........................212612Pancreas Disease, &c.................................................
7Whooping Cough40453010...........................11512513Hepatitis...............12441............12
8Typhus Fever1...124...112............21214Jaundice...1...............12...3......17
Enteric or Typhoid F.......3710...3221............32715Liver Disease, &c................8981571.........48
Simple Continued F.114221...111.........61416Spleen Diseaso, &c..............................................
9Erysipelas72......12256133...932Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
10Puerperal Fover (Metria)............6751..................18
11Carbuncle..................2121............61Nephritis......32......1211.........310
12Influenza................................................2Ischuria..................1.....................1
13Dysentery1..1...11.........1.........253Bright's Disease (Nephria)......3...116563l......326
14Diarrhoea159142...1...2247101...1752024Diabetes............3......21...1.........7
15Cholera.............................................5Calculus (Stone)..................1......1............2
16Ague...........................2............26Cystitis......1............1...22......16
17Remittent Fever1...1...2...............1......257Kidney Disease, &c...1...12117421......120
18Rheumatism1......2961010...511...145Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
19Other Zymotic Diseases1.........311..................16
Order 2.—EnUietic.1Ovarian Dropsy..................1...1...............2
2Uterus Disease, &c...................1...21............4
1Syphilis20............11..................2022...
2Stricture of Urethra...............1......11............3Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
3Hydrophobia.............................................1Synovitis (Arthritis)............11........................2
4Glanders.............................................2Joint Disease, &c.............1...........................1
Order 3.—Dielic.Order 8.—Inteaumentary System.
1Privation.............................................1Phlegmon.........12............1............4
2Want of Breast Milk2....................................222Ulcer1....................................11
3Purpura and Scurvy1...113......1...1.........183Skin Disease, &c.2....................................22
4Alchoholism (a Del. Tremens).....................11...............2Class IV.—Developmental Diseases. Order 1.—Diseases of Children.
,, (b Intemperance)..................421...............7
Order 4.—Parasitic.1Premature Birth92....................................9292
1Thrush101.............• •• •••••••11112Cyanosis81.................................99
2Worms, &c...............................................3Spina Bifida2....................................22
Class II.—Constitutional Diseases. Order 1.—Diathetic4Other Malformations9....................................99
5Teething30273..............................6060
Orgder2.—Adults
1Gont............1132....••..71Paramenia...........................
2Dropsy..1........224211...1132Childbirth (see Puerperal Fever)............21011..................14
3Cancer..........372035145......84..................
4Cancrum Oris (Noma).............................................Order 3.—Old People
5Mortification................2..1......31Old Age........................53360412...141
Order 2.—Tubercular.Order 4.—Nutrition.
1Scrofula11 1731......1..1......581Atrophy and Debility214822122...142......224238
2Tabes Mesenterica46632................6974
3Phthisis14891667115110612931.....31433Class V.—Violent Deaths. Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
4Hydrocephalus1819154...................5156*
Class III.—Local Diseases. Order 1.—Nervous System.1Fractures and Contusions1125625638...2...441
2WoundsGunshot.............................................
Cut, Stab..................1.....................1
1Cephalitis2..32...11...1.........5103Burns and Scalds2..................1...............23
2Apoplexy1..41119162617132...5914Poison.............................................
3Paralysis.........111811935153......845Drowning...112......2..................26
4Insanity...............2........................26Suffocation41....................................4141
5Chorea.............................................7Otherwise1...............1..................12
6Epilepsy1......122131...1......112Order 3.—Homicide9.........1.........1............911
7Convulsions8712152...12...2............114121Order 4.—Suicide.........14353521.........24
8Brain Disease, &c.23813153291514105......44117Causes not specified or ill defined82...1......52512......1026