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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Causes of Death.
The deaths are fully classified for causes and age periods in table 2
Inn. 99-102).
The following table shows the deaths from infectious diseases and certain other causes classified according to the Registration Sub- Districts.
DISEASES. | West St. Pancras. | South St. Pancras. | East St. Pancras. | North St. Pancras. | No Address. | Totals St. Pancras. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enteric Fever | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 |
Small-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Chicken-Pox | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Measles | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 | — | 36 |
Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 |
Whooping Cough | 8 | 3 | 8 | 17 | — | 36 |
Diphtheria and Croup | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 19 |
Influenza | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | 42 |
Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 |
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 87 | 92 | 69 | 65 | 12 | 325 |
„ Other Forms | 22 | 16 | 16 | 13 | — | 67 |
Rheumatic Fever | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
Heart Disease | 79 | 57 | 82 | 91 | 6 | 315 |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy | 161 | 134 | 197 | 195 | 15 | 703 |
Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 42 | 29 | 42 | 34 | 1 | 148 |
Injuries | 42 | 30 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 148 |
Ages at Death.
The next table shows the deaths for the year classified according to ages and to Registration Sub-Districts.
AGES AND RATES. | West St. Pancras. | South St. Pancras. | East St. Pancras. | North St. Pancras. | Totals St. Pancras. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year (infants) | 140 | 106 | 149 | 117 | 512 |
1 and under 5 | 56 | 47 | 83 | 85 | 271 |
5 and under 10 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 58 |
10 and under 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 36 |
15 and under 25 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 30 | 111 |
25 and under 65 | 384 | 298 | 353 | 320 | 1355 |
65 and upwards | 255 | 201 | 255 | 289 | 1000 |