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St Pancras 1878

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

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Table: PARISH OF SAINT PANCRAS.Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1878.Note. The Death, of non-Parishioners in Public Institution are exluded, and deaths of st. pancras parishioners in Public Institutions in other parts of the Metropolis are included. parts of the Metropolis are included.

PARISH OF SAINT PANCRAS.

Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1878.

Note. The Death, of non-Parishioners in Public Institution are exluded, and deaths of st. pancras parishioners in Public Institutions in other parts of the Metropolis are included. parts of the Metropolis are included.

AGES
CAUSE OF DEATH.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.
I. Zymotic Diseases3301051651OO4544443522254116861007
II. Constitutional Diseases13687725873166164123894717--2951032
III. Local Diseases41517611658559314652631032118323-7072149
IV. Developmental Diseases376601425773115122425450738
V. Violent Deaths55498771114881--63132
Not specified or ill defined600001--11-1-610
Totals184443937622618531836842644848832767622125068
Class I —Zymotic Diseases. Order 1.—Miasmatic.
1Smallpox54111718171273............2094
2Measles1519113...........................4548
3Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)10286138312...............94138
4Diphtheria...2911.........11.........1123
5Quinsy.......................................1
6Croup67113........................2427
7Whooping Cough84824461..................210217
8Typhus Fever............12151............4
Enteric or Typhoid F.1...71514105...............850
Simple Continued F...1...2......114.........14
9Erysipelas6...11..2..................717
10Puerperal Fever (Metria)............21231..................5
11Carbuncle..........................................4
12Influenza...............1......1.........1
13Dysentery...1...............42831112
14Diarrhœa17821511...4..................201229
15Cholera.............................................
16Aguo.............................................
17Remittent Fever......22.........6...............24
18Rheumatism...11...324...410.........231
19Other Zymotic Diseases221...111...111......511
Order 2.—Enthetic.
1Syphilis252............1..................2728
2Stricture of Urethra...............v...........................
3Hydrophobia.............................................
4Glanders.....................2.....................
Order 3.—Dietic.
1Privation.............................................
2Want of Breast Milk9....................................99
3Purpura and Scurvy1...11.........1...1.........26
4Alchoholism (a. Del. Tremens)............1222..................7
„ (6 Intemperance)...............49342.........22
Order 4.—Parasitic.
1Thrush14...........................1414
2Worms, &c.............................................
Class II.—Constitutional Diseases.
Order I.—Diathetic
1Gout................231..........6
2Dropsy.........12232264........22
3.Cancer.........317213632248...132
4Cancrum Oris (Noma)3......33
5Mortification2....................112......26
Order 2.—Tubercular.
1Scrofula7944121...1............2029
2Tabes Mesenterica5617127...11......1.........8595
::Phthisis16162321661521368350143......55580
4Hydrocephalus52453322322..................130159
Class III.—Local Diseases.Order 1.—Nervous System.
1Cephalitis............................................
2Apoplexy..............210312433256.....131
3Paralysis.........1...25162726242......103
4Insanity......2.........1...1............24
Chorea......1..............................11
6Epilepsy.........142123............13
7Convulsions1123414321...1...1...1...160169
8Brain Disease, &c22121077971519671...44123

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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 upwardTotal under 5 yearsTotal
Local Diseases continued. Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
1Pericarditis1......11.........1...1......15
2Aneurism1............3311.........19
3Heart Disease, &c.4...11017182044474924......5243
Order 3—Respiratory Organs.1
1Laryngitis73211121...1.........1219
2Bronchitis164754545820561111277012...28497
3Pleurisy......2......2331............211
4Pneumonia"62"4430"1131311IB191341...136229
5Asthma1147I1...21
GLung Disease, &c.17"'4"l"4"4654755......"2262
Order 4.—Digestive Organs....
1Gastritis......1...2...11......5
2Enteritis6..."3"2..1............1......913
3Peritonitis4...132331............518
4Ascites...1...1.........1...1.........14
5Ulceration of Intestines.......................................
6Hernia1.........113..133......113
7Ileus.................••..................
8Intussusception1..................1...1.........13
9Stricture of Intestines1........12...1113......110
10Fistula......1......1......11.........14
11Stomach Disease, &c.2...1........12321......312
12Pancreas Disease, &c.............................................
13Hepatitis...............1...2......1.........4
14Jaundice5:::...1......22...............510
15Liver Disease, &c.11......15161511116......268
10Spleen Disease, &c....1......1.................12
Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
1Nephritis...............212111.........8
2Ischuria...........................1............1
3Bright's Disease (Nephria)............126576............27
4Diabetes.........22.........1............5
5Calculus (Stone)...11............1...1.........24
0Cystitis.........1.........144.........10
7Kidney Disease, &c.......1134814771......146
Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
1Ovarian Dropsy........1......1113............7
2Uterus Disease, &c................24321............12
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
1Synovitis (Arthritis).............................................
2Joint Disease, &c..........421222...............13
Order 8.—Integumentary System.
1Phlegmon3..................1..............34
2Ulcer........................43............7
3Skin Disease, &c.1................................. 1...11
Class IV.—Developmental Diseases. Order 1 .—Diseases of Children.
1Premature Birth86....................................8686
2Cyanosis3....................................33
3Spina Bifida11...1..............................1212
4Other Malformations13...11...........................1115
0Teething34424..............................8080
Order 2.—Adults.
1Paramenia.............................................
2Childbirth (see Puerperal Fever)............372.....................12
Order 3.— Old People.
1Old Age....................1284122425...265
Order 4.—Nutrition.
1Atrophy and Debility22918812...1132.........255265
Class 4.—Violent Deaths. Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
1Fractures and Contusions3214554544.........637
2WoundsGunshot.............................................
Cut, Stab................................................
3Burns and Scalds......511...............1............58
4Poison1..................1112...............16
5Drowning......1"2...1.....................14
GSuffocation36111......12...1.........3843
7Otherwise811............11.........1012
Oreler 3.—Homicide7.....................1............78
Order 4.— Suicide...........11561............14
Causes not specified or ill defined6............1......11...1...610