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St Pancras 1877

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

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Table: SAINT PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT.Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1877.Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions except the Workhouse are excluded.

SAINT PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT.

Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1877.

Note.—The Deaths in Public Institutions except the Workhouse are excluded.

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 yearsTotal
CLASSES
IZymotic Diseases238130139543732302420145——307723
II.Constitutional Diseases18357343065145132976O3282—264835
III.Local Diseases45819214565651011492262913571282617952204
IV.Developmental Diseases2734310521544877148431326633
V.Violent Deaths4444554691352——52101
Not specified or ill defined300000——1————34
Totals116942635215917429732136039348529171219474500
Class I.—Zymotic Diseases. Order 1.—Miasmatic.
1Smallpox728216753621......1759
2Measles2142445...........................107112
3Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)5153421...51..................5481
4Diphtheria2...861...1..................1018
5Quinsy.............................................
6Croup59105...........................2429
7Whooping Cough4237242...........................103105
8Typhus Fever..................1.....................1
Enteric or Typhoid F....1787553l1.........838
Simple Continued F.1112...1......1l......28
9Erysipelas14.........1...2244.........1427
10Puerperal Fever (Metria)...............41.....................5
11Carbuncle..................1...1...............2
12Influenza.............................................
13Dysentery1........................1.........12
14Diarrhœa9813122...21122......112124
15Cholera.............................................
16Ague.............................................
17Remittent Fever...ll..............................22
18Rheumatism1......17236321......126
19Other Zymotic Diseases1......1......1..................13
Order 2.—Entlietic.
1Syphilis238.........31..................3135
2Stricturo of Urethra.............................................
3Hydrophobia........................1...............1
4Glanders.............................................
Order 3.—Dietic.
1Privation.............................................
2Want of Breast Milk71.................................88
3Purpura and Scurvy......l...l........................12
4Alchoholism (a Del. Tremens)...............ll2..................4
,, (b Intemperance)...............5473...............19
Order 4.—Parasitic.
1Thrush11........................1.........1112
2Worms, &c..............................................
Class II.—Constitutional Diseases.Order 1.—Diathetic
1Gout...............114...3............9
'2Dropsy......1............3131. ....19
3Cancer12.........l1016171462...369
4Cancrum Oris (Noma)1...l..............................22
5Mortification.............................................
Order 2.—Tubercular.
1Scrofula6215512......1...1.........8287
2Tabes Mesenterica4816161...........................8081
3Phthisis10101015631411207242111......30495
4Hydrocephalus31142113...211.............6683
Class III.—Local Diseases. Order 1.—Nervous System.
1Cephalitis................... ...........................
2Apoplexy2.........22612223085...289
3Paralysis2.........21...910279......260
4Insanity...........................21.........3
5Chorea.............................................
6Epilepsy1...13l4...2422......220
7Convulsions108351131...2241.........154167
8Brain Disease, &c2217249911121182761...63167

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CAUSE OF DEATHAGES
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 yearsTotal
Local Diseases continued. Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
1Pericarditis.............................................
2Aneurism...............2l1l21.........8
3Heart Disease, &c522111221323544571182...9241
Order 3—Respiratory Organs.
1Laryngitis6341......31...1.........1319
2Bronchitis1797854551021488811153141311667
3Pleurisy...............211...3............7
4Pneumonia59351791114161216163......111208
5Asthma..................11412.........018
6Lung Disease, &c.2819248371410101562...71146
Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
1Gastritis1.........2...12...1.........17
2Enteritis10...211...221............1219
3Peritonitis3.....123234221...323
4Ascites......1......1...6..............18
5Ulceration of Intestinesl.........12.........1.........15
6Hernia2............1...245.........214
7Ileus............................................
8Intussusceptionl...1..............................22
9Stricture of Intestines2.....21...l...1l.........28
10Fistula...................................................
11Stomach Disease, &c.10l3232...1042.........1437
12Pancreas Disease, &c.............................................
13Hepatitisl...............2112219
14Jaundice7.........l......2421......717
15Liver Disease, &c.6......1251518221441688
16Spleen Disease, &c......................1••1............2
Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
1Nephritis.........1...3...1......1.........6
2Ischuria.............................................
3Bright's Disease (Nephria)......l15236842......132
4Diabetes...............2...3231.........11
5Calculus (Stone).........................1...............1
6Cystitis.......................1l3.........5
7Kidney Disease, &c.1......3...123663......125
Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
1Ovarian Dropsy.......................1...............1
2Uterus Disease, &c................3101593............40
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
1Synovitis (Arthritis).............................................
2Joint Disease, &c..........412l4ll2.........16
Order 8.—Integumentary System.
1Phlegmon.............................................
2Ulcer.....................2..................2
3Skin Disease, &c.l2............l......2.........36
Class IV.—Developmental Diseases. Order 1.—Diseases of Children.
1Premature Birth97....................................9797
2Cyanosis1....................................11
3Spina Bifida3...l..............................44
4Other Malformations8....................................88
5Teething383631...........................7778
Order 2.—Adults.
1Paramenia.............................................
...2Childbirth (see Puerperal Fever)............2821..................13
Order 3.—Old People.
1Old Age........................877148431...277
1Order 4.—Nutrition. Atrophy and Debility1267641623...............139155
1Class 4.—Violent Deaths. Order 1.—Accident or Negligence. Fractures and Contusions1......121V21621......117
2WoundsGunshot.............................................
Cut, Stab1....................................11
3Burns and Scalds1...2..................1.........34
4Poison......11l......21...l......17
5Drowning...112...l1....2............28
6Suffocation221...............12............2326
7Otherwise61...1...1...1...l.........812
Order 3.—Homicide13....................................1313
Order 4.— Suicide...2l3421............13
Causes not specified or ill defined3.....................1............34