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St Pancras 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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17
Causes of Death.

Table: The principal causes of death during the year are stated in the following table, and, for comparison, the figures and averages for the previous 10 years are also given:—

The principal causes of death during the year are stated in the following table, and, for comparison, the figures and averages for the previous 10 years are also given:—

Diseases.1918191919201921192219231924192519261927Average for 10 years.1928
Heart Disease389370442435461394398381388448411465
Cancer269245299290302319298324301292291321
Bronchitis228301236276308223304274219227261138
Tuberculosis—all form483341312304315272271231212217296216
Pneumonia376179197173265201200204155207216181
Injuries1191089288127113114118142132115143
Cerebral Haemorrhage, Embolism, and Apoplexy13191981261201121181231109211267
Congenital Debility, Malformation and Premature Birth121147182137126119105941006912086
Nephritis and Bright's Disease986195606779757589847883
Influenza7002604657142248041298314614
Diarrhoea and Enteritis566854984761635563356052
Whooping Cough80760382928467124354224
Rheumatic Fever8761615851810131115
Erysipelas1191231244128682
Diphtheria and Croup31213351442022311262712
Measles75156523107574365544127
Puerperal Fever298449441453
Pleurisy1491271088165397
Scarlet Fever7511720312-2271
Enteric Fever521313231221

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The Registrar-General's short list of deaths at different age periods is given in Table 2
on page 913, and, for the purpose of comparison, the death rates for England and Wales, the
County of London, the Metropolitan Boroughs, and certain of the large towns are given in
Table 4 on page 96.
It will be noted that 19 Metropolitan Boroughs had a lower and 9 a higher general
death rate than St. Pancras,
Of the total 2,618 St. Pancras deaths which occurred during the year, no less than
1,677 took place in public institutions; this equals a proportion of 64 per cent, of the total
deaths.