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St Pancras 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Table 3a.
D eaths R egistered from all C auses during the Y ear 1898.
N ote.—The Deaths of Non.Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are exoluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.
| AGES | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | l to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 A upwards ' | Total | Under 5 years. | ||
| 1.—Specific Febrile or Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Smallpox . | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 26 | 82 | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 110 | 108 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 31 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 | 32 | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 39 | 45 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 85 | 84 | |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 59 | 30 | 2 | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 98 | 65 | |
| Simple Continued & Ill.defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | l | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 1 | |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases (Influenza) | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 83 | 1 | |
| 2.—Diarrhoeal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| simple Cholera | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 187 | 42 | ... | ... | l | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 261 | 229 | |
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Cowpox and Effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5.— Venereal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 21 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 21 | |
| Gonorrhoea, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6.—Septic Diseases. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| Pyaemia, Septicaemia | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | |
| 11.—Parasitic Diseases, | 1 | I | ||||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| III.—Dietic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | l | ... | ... | 17 | 1 | |||
| Delirium Tremers | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ||
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 1 | |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 12 | ... | |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | |
| Rickets | l | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 10 | 60 | 59 | 49 | 23 | 1 | 226 | ... | ||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 16 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 28 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis,Hydrocephalus | 30 | 42 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Phthisis | 4 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 101 | 116 | 108 | 60 | 10 | 3 | ... | 484 | 14 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 11 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 57 | 28 | |
| Purpura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythasmia | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 14 | ... | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
* Chicken.pox.