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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1899
[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—
| 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 and upwards | Total. | Under 5 years. | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. Premature Birth | 138 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 138 | 138 |
| Atelectasis | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 11 |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 52 | 123 | 71 248 | ... | |
| VI.—Local Diseases. 1.—Nervous System. Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 15 | 20 | 8 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 53 | 35 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 37 | 51 | 27 | 3 | 178 | ... |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | ... | 55 | ... |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 29 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 68 | 19 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 88 | 87 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | 3 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 11 | ... | 60 | 3 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 |
| 2.—Organs of Special Sense. (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| 3.—Circulatory System. Pericarditis | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 2 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 7 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 159 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 30 | 54 | 49 | 36 | 2 | 251 | 6 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ... |
| Other Diseasesof Blood Vessels | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 |
| 4.—Respiratory System. Laryngitis | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 |
| Croup | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | |
| Emphysema, Asthma | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | 123 | 76 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 96 | 104 | 75 | 13 | 563 | 199 |
| Pneumonia | 96 | 65 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 30 | 6 | 383 | 161 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | ... | |
| Other Diseasesof Respiratory System | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 18 | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 21 | |
| Enteritis | 111 | 20 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 139 | 131 | |
| Obstructive Diseasesof Intestines | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Peritonitis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 32 | 6 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 3 | ... | 65 | ... |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ... | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 28 | 17 |
| 6.—Lymphatic System (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7.—Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| 8.—Urinary System. Nephritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Bright’s Disease, Albuminuria | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | ... | 57 | ... |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | ... |
| Other Diabases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... |