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St Pancras 1888
[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 of 1888. Note.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are exeluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.
| AGES. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85& upwards | Totals | Under 5 years | ||
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Smallpox. | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 33 | 158 | 13 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 206 | 191 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 26 | 19 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 29 | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 95 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 142 | 136 | |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 43 | 21 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 72 | 48 | |
| Simple Continued & Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | 6 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 57 | 6 | |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| 2.—Diarrhœal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Simple Cholera | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 79 | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ... | 111 | 96 | |
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Cowpox and Effects of Vaccination | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5.—Venereal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 33 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 34 | |
| Gonorrhoea, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 6.—Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 21 | 9 | |
| Pyemia, Septicaemia | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 3 | |
| Puerperal Fever II.—Parasitic Diseases, | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | ... | |||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| III.—Dietic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | ... | |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | |
| Rickets | 5 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 41 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 140 | ... | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 46 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73 | 62 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis,Hydrocephalus | 19 | 21 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53 | 40 | |
| Phthisis | 1 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 103 | 127 | 73 | 38 | 8 | 1 | ... | 420 | 9 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 57 | 37 | |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |