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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 2—continued.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 277 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 65 | 93 | 83 |
| F | 283 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 81 | 102 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 24 |
| F | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M | 80 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
| F | 62 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 33 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 116 | 30 | 8 | i | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 14 |
| F | 86 | 18 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 19 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases. | M | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. | M | 17 | 15 | 1 | — | i | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 17 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| 24. Appendicitis | M | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| F | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 34 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| F | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 38 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| F | 30 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | M | 40 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |