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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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INFLUENZA.
There was no serious recrudescence in St. Pancras in 1921 of the epidemic of 1918 and 1919.
Fifty-seven deaths were certified as due to Influenza during the year.
SYPHILIS.
In the following table are given the age and sex distribution of deaths certified during 1921 as due to (a) declared syphilis, (b) locomotor ataxy and general paralysis of the insane, which are believed by most experts to be late manifestations of the disease, and (c) aortic aneurysm, which many authorities now consider to be at any rate frequently caused by it:—
| 0—1 | 1—5 | 5—15 | 15—25 | 25—35 | 35—45 | 45—55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75—85 | 85 up. | Total Males. | 0—1 | 1—5 | 5-15 . | 15—25 | 25—35 | 35—45 | 45—55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75—85 | 85 up. | Total Females. | Total Persons. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 18 |
| Locomotor ataxy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| General paralysis of the insane | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 |
| Aortic aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
CANCER.
290 deaths were registered during 1921 as due to cancer, under the various names of
cancer, carcinoma, epithelioma, scirrhus, sarcoma, &c.
This is equal to a death-rate of 1.36 per 1,000 population.
The sex distribution of the deaths and death-rates is shown in the following table:—
| Sex. | No. of Deaths. | Death-rates per 1,000 males or females living (based on estimated population 1921). |
|---|---|---|
| Males | 140 | 1.39 |
| Females | 150 | 1.33 |
| Both Sexes | 290 | 1.36 |
The deaths registered as due to cancer are set out in the following table for the past 14 years:—
| Sex. | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | Average for 13 years. | 1921 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 127 | 120 | 125 | 135 | 125 | 114 | 150 | — | 140 |
| Females | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 140 | 138 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 131 | 149 | — | 150 |
| Both Sexes | 288 | 232 | 266 | 274 | 247 | 285 | 267 | 258 | 267 | 281 | 269 | 245 | 299 | 267 | 290 |
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