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St Pancras 1887

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

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Table IV.
PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS.

Table: Showing the Number of Deaths at all ages in 1887, from certain groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths from all causes; also the Number of Deaths of Infants under one year of age from other groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 Births and to 1000 Deaths from all causes under one year.

Showing the Number of Deaths at all ages in 1887, from certain groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 of Population, and to 1000 Deaths from all causes; also the Number of Deaths of Infants under one year of age from other groups of Diseases, and proportions to 1000 Births and to 1000 Deaths from all causes under one year.

Division I. (Adults).Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population at all ages.Deaths per 1000 of Total Deaths, at all ages.
1. Principal Zymotic Diseases7192.9148.0
2. Pulmonary Diseases9483.9195.1
3. N.B.—Principal Tubercular Diseases5872.4120.8
Division II. (Infants under One Year).Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Births.Deaths per 1000 of Total Deaths under One Year.
4. Wasting Diseases33043.8262.8
5. Convulsive Diseases14819.6117.9

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Notes.
1. Includes Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Typhus, Enteric (or
Typhoid), and Simple Continued Fevers, and Diarrhœa.
2. Includes Asthma, Emphysema, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pleurisy, and other Diseases of the
Respiratory System.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Tuberculosis, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, Want of Breast Milk, and Premature Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.