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St Pancras 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES PARTICULARS OF THE DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE BOROUGH, TOGETHER WITH ST. PANCRAS DEATHS IN OTHER HOSPITALS OUTSIDE THE BOROUGH
(This Table, which is compiled bythe Registrar-General, relates to the period 1st January to 31st December, 1936.)
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. Pancras Hospital. | Highgate Hospital. | St. Margaret's Hospital. | University College Hospital. | Royal Free Hospital. | National Temperance Hospital. | Eliz, Garrett Anderson Hospital. | West End Hospital | Hospital for Tropical Diseases. | Central London Throat, &c., Hospital. | Metropolitan Ear, &c., Hospital. | St. Saviour's Hospital. | Royal Ear Hospital. | Hamp stead General Hospital. | Middlesex Hospital. | Other London Hospitals. | Hospitals outside London. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St- Pancras. | Belonging to | St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging t0St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St, Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to Pancras. | Not belonging to St. Pancras. | Belonging to St. Pancras. | Not belonging to St Pancras. | |
| ALL CAUSES | 481 | 176 | 134 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 91 | 308 | 26 | 196 | 28 | 68 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 27 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 497 | — | 117 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 5 | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | |
| 5. Diphteria | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 12 | 7 | 34 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 18 | — |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 11. Syphilis | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| 12. General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Diseases | 74 | 23 | 86 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 86 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 7 | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | 9 | — |
| 14. Diabetes | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | — |
| 15. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, etc. | 18 | 9 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | — |
| 16. Heart Disease. | 101 | 37 | 108 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | 20 | — |
| 17. Aneurysm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 18 Other Circulatory Diseases | 38 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | |
| 19. Bronchitis | 20 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | — |
| 20. Pneumonis (all forms) | 58 | 20 | 37 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | 8 | — |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 4 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| 23. Diarrhæa, &c. | 1 | — | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — |
| 24. Appendicitis | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| 9 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 15 | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | — | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 11 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | — | 6 | — | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 1 | — | ||
| 32. Senility | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | ||
| 33. Suicide | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 34. Other violence | 20 | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 24 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | |
| 35. Other defined Diseases | 54 | 18 | 44 | 1 | — | 4 | 18 | 65 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | — | 17 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 11 | — | |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | ||
Legitimate. Illegitimate.
, j | ( M 84 13
Deaths under 1 year ) F 72 15