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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 3-E. ST. PANCRAS PARISH.
Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1887.
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.
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0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 05 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 35 and up- Totals wards | under 5 years | |||
1.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Smallpox. | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | 27 | 100 | 17 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 145 | 127 | |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 35 | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58 | 39 | |
Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 66 | 125 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 199 | 191 | |
Diphtheria | 3 | 37 | 15 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 59 | 40 | |
Simple Continued & Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 3 | |
Other Miasmatic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
2.—Diarrhœal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 189 | 27 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 229 | 216 | |
3.—Malarial Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Remittent Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Cowpox and Effects of Vaccination | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Other Diseases (e g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5.— Venereal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Syphilis | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 25 | |
Gonorrhœa, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | ... | |
6 —Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Erysipelas | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 28 | 5 | |
Pyæmia, Septicæmia | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | |
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | |
11.—Parasitic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | |
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
III.—Dietic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | 27 | ... | |
Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | |
IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | ... | |
Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | |
Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | 10 | ... | |
Rickets | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 24 | 50 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 172 | ... | |
Tabes Mesenterica | 47 | 21 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71 | 18 | |
Tubercular Meningitis,Hydrocephalus | 18 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 52 | 42 | |
Phthisis | 11 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 102 | l19 | 79 | 41 | 12 | 2 | ... | 432 | 17 | |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 67 | 37 | |
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | |
Glycosuria. Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | |
Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
V.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 123 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 123 | |
Atelectasis | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | |
Congenital Malformations | 14 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 15 | |
Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 76 | 119 | 57 | 255 | ... | |
VI.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
1.—Nervous System. | ||||||||||||||
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 32 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 114 | 82 | ||
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 28 | 7 | 198 | ... | |
Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | ... | 61 | ... | |
Epilepsy | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 24 | ... | |
Convulsions | 65 | 15 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 85 | 80 | |
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | |
Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | |
Other Disease of Nervous System | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | |
2.— Organs of Special Sense | ||||||||||||||
3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 |