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, London, Borough of]
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Table 3a.
Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1899.
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 | 35 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 15 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 95 & up word | Total | Under 5 years. | ||
1.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
Smallpox. | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Measles | 23 | 71 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 99 | 94 | |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 | 13 | |
Typhus ,, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 50 | 84 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 141 | 134 | |
Diphtheria | 8 | 66 | 33 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 111 | 74 | |
Simple Continued & Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | 1 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 43 | 1 | |
Other Miasmatic Diseases (Influenza) | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 70 | 5 | |
2.—Diarrhceal Diseases. Simple Cholera | ||||||||||||||
Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 189 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 247 | 223 | ||
3.—Malarial Diseases. Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4.—Zoogenous Diseases. Cowpox and Effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
5.—Venereal Diseases. Syphilis | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 8 | |
Gonorrhoea, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
6.—Septic Diseases. Erysipelas | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 16 | 5 | |
Pyaemia, Septicaemia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | ||
Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | |
11.—Parasitic Diseases. Thrush, and other Vegetable parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
111.—Dietic Diseases. Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | ... | 29 | ... | |||
Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | |
IV.—Constitutional Diseases. Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | 2 | |
Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | |
Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ||
Rickets | 6 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 8 | 24 | ... | 67 | 49 | 22 | 222 | 1 | ||
Tabes Mesenterica | 11 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | |
Tubercular Meningitis,Hydrocephalus | 23 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 51 | |
Phthisis | 3 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 121 | 121 | 99 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 481 | 11 | |
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 65 | 38 | |
Purpura, Haemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | l | 1 | 1 | 1 | l | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | |
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 18 | ... | |
Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |