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St Pancras 1931
[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, 1931.
| 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 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | M | 1362 | 113 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 41 | 76 | 168 | 267 | 323 | 263 |
| F | 1250 | 87 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 59 | 73 | 149 | 172 | 279 | 339 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Measles | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M | 17 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| F | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Ferer | M | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberoulosig of Respiratory System | M | 112 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| F | 72 | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | — | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 13 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| F | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 11. Syphilis | M | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | — |
| F | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 173 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 43 | 60 | 31 |
| F | 189 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 40 | 41 | 55 | 31 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — |
| F | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | M | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 |
| F | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 |