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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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These are analysed for age and sex in the following table:—
Deaths from Tuberculosis during the Year 1914.
| Ages. | Phthisis. | Other Tuberculosis. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| 0–1 | l | 2 | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | 8 |
| 1–2 | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2–5 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| 5–10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 10–15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 15–25 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 66 |
| 25–35 | 44 | 22 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 68 |
| 35–45 | 70 | 26 | 96 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 99 |
| 45–55 | 45 | 24 | 69 | 3 | – | 3 | 72 |
| 55–65 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 42 |
| 65–75 | 10 | 5 | 15 | – | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 75–85 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 85 & upwards | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Totals at all Ages. | 229 | 136 | 365 | 38 | 29 | 67 | 432 |
The death rates for 1914 from tuberculosis based on the 1911 census population of the borough were therefore:—
| Of males per 1000 male population. | Of females per 1000 female population. | Total persons per 1000 population. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis | 2.14 | 1.21 | 1.67 |
| Other forms of tuberculosis | .36 | .26 | .30 |
| All forms of tuberculosis | 2.50 | 1.47 | 1.97 |