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, sex and age periods in table 2
(pp. 80-83).
The following table shows the deaths from infectious diseases and certain other causes classified according to Wards and Registration Sub-Districts:—
DISEASES. | West. | South. | East. | North. | No. Address | Whole Brough. | ||||||||
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Ward | Total | Ward | Total. | Ward | Total | Ward | Total. | |||||||
4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Enteric Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Small-Pox | — | — | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chicken-Pox | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | 1 |
Measles | 4 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 15 | - | 63 |
Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 22 |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | 13 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 52 |
Diphtheria and Croup | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 24 |
Puerperal Fever | - | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
Influenza | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 35 |
Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 11 |
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary | 64 | 55 | 119 | 29 | 50 | 79 | 55 | 41 | 96 | 44 | 40 | 84 | 20 | 398 |
„ Other Forms | 21 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 102 |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 39 | 39 | 78 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 51 | 19 | 70 | 40 | 14 | 54 | 3 | 258 |
Rheumatic Fever | 3 | l | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 11 |
Heart Disease | 67 | 44 | 111 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 68 | 38 | 106 | 68 | 41 | 109 | 20 | 422 |
Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy | 74 | 85 | 159 | 45 | 80 | 125 | 102 | 95 | 197 | 103 | 64 | 167 | 16 | 664 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 14 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 12 | 8 | 20 | — | 114 |
Injuries | 17 | 26 | 43 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 150 |