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, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 2.
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S SHORT LIST OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF
ST. PANCRAS, 1928.
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Sex. | All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 5 years and upwards. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALL CAUSES | M | 1426 | 144 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 47 | 160 | 455 | 287 | 210 |
F | 1217 | 118 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 48 | 137 | 293 | 241 | 280 | |
1. Enteric Fever | M | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2. Small Pox | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
3.Measles | M | 74 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 54 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
4. Scarlet Fever | M | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
5. Whooping Cough | M | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
6. Diphtheria | M | 8 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
F | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
7. Influenza | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
8. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
9. Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
F | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
10. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 117 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 15 | 46 | 48 | 6 | - |
F | 78 | - | - | - | 2 | 20 | 34 | 21 | - | 1 | |
11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 13 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | |
F | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 166 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 10 | 84 | 43 | 25 |
F | 162 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 22 | 65 | 52 | 22 | |
13. Rheumatic Fever | M | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
F | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | |
14. Diabetes | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | - |
F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | |
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
F | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 20 | 11 |