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St Pancras 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table IV. st. panceas sanitary district. Showing the Number of Deaths at all ages in 1888, 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 Diseases | 645 | 2.64 | 139.3 |
| 2.. Pulmonary Diseases | 927 | 3.79 | 200.3 |
| 3. N.B.—Principal Tubercular Diseases | 564 | 2.31 | 121.8 |
| Division ii. (Infants under Or.e Year.) | Deaths. | Deaths per 1000 of Births. | Deaths per 1000 of Total Deaths under One Year. |
| 4. Wasting Diseases | 313 | 42.6 | 282.1 |
| 5. Convulsive Diseases | 127 | 17.2 | 114.5 |
Note.
1. Includes Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Typhus, Enteric (or
Typhoid), and Simple Coutinued Fevers, and Diarrhoea.
2. Includes Asthma, Emphysema, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pleurisy, and other Diseases of the
Respiratory System, not Laryngitis nor Croup.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Tuberculosis, Rickets, and Tabes, not Hydrocephalus.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, Want of Breast Milk, and Premature Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.