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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE No. 2—
| 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. | 75 years and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 244 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 13 | 79 | 71 | 74 |
| F | 215 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 59 | 62 | 71 | |
| 17. Arterio-sclerosis | M | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 27 | 22 |
| F | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 15 | 42 | |
| 18. Bronchitis | M | 77 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 3G | 14 | 15 |
| F | 68 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 13 | 33 | |
| 19. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 122 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 19 | 4 |
| F | 91 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 13 | |
| 20 Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| F | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| 21. Ulcer of Stomach or Duodenum | M | 25 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | |
| 22. Diarrhœa, etc. | M | 28 | 23 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| F | 23 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 28. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | |
| 24. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 25. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 39 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| F | 39 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 6 | |
| 26. Puerperal Sepsis | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 27. Other Accidents and Diseases of . Pregnancy and Parturition | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 28. Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | M | 42 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 43 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 29. Suicide | M | 23 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | |
| 30. Other Deaths from violence | M | 69 | 2 | - | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 7 |
| F | 53 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 31. Other defined Diseases | M | 212 | 24 | - | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 51 | 62 | 41 |
| F | 172 | 8 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 50 | 23 | 56 | |
| 32. Causes ill-defined or unknown | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Legit, Illegit.
M 1 23
Deaths uuder 1 year
F 104 14