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St Pancras 1931

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

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Table: Deaths of Persons of unknown addresses, etc., included in the, Mortality Statistics.The following deaths have been included in the Mortality Statistics of the Borough, in accordance with the Registrar-General's rules relating to " Transferable Deaths":—

Deaths of Persons of unknown addresses, etc., included in the, Mortality Statistics.

The following deaths have been included in the Mortality Statistics of the Borough, in accordance with the Registrar-General's rules relating to " Transferable Deaths":—

Various Asylums12
Highgate Hospital6
St. Pancras Hospital18
Hospital for Tropical Diseases1
Royal Free Hospital2
Found on Parliament Hill Fields2
„ in Regent's Canal2
„ on doorstep, Stanhope Street1
Total44

Table: Inquests.In the following table will be found the causes of death, as certified by the Coroner; they are also further classified into age periods:—

Inquests.

In the following table will be found the causes of death, as certified by the Coroner; they are also further classified into age periods:—

Causes.Under 1 year.1-5 years.5—15 years.15—25 years.25-65 years.65 and over.Totals.
Natural— Heart Disease21——6211
Pneumonia—1———23
Cerebral Haemorrhage————2—2
Cancer————3—3
Tuberculosis———11—2
Other causes215419637
Accidents— Street Vehicles—41412242276
Burns and Scalds13——2814
Railway————4—4
Falls31——175071
Other causes*24817729
Suicides†———376685
Murder———12—3
Manslaughter———11—2
Open YerdictX4——110419
Totals14152724174107361§

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*Includes 5 cases of coal gas poisoning.
† „ 31 cases ,, „
‡Includes 2 cases of coal gas poisoning.
§St. Pancras cases 101, ex-St. Pancras 260 (see also page 53).