Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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THE CAUSE OF DEATH AT ALL AGES, TOGETHER WITH WARD DISTRIBUTION, IS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE:—
CAUSES OF DEATH. | Ages—Both Sexes. | DEATHS IS EACH WARD. | SEX- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under 1 yeai. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. ^ | 10 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 20 years. | 20 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 and under 85 years. | 85 years and upwards. | Ward 1. | Ward 2 | Ward 3. | Ward 4, | Ward 5. | Ward 6 | Ward 7. | Ward 8. | No address. | Totals. | |||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | V | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||||||||||
ALL CAUSES | 156 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 76 | J 06 | 188 | 382 | 505 | 413 | 134 | 182 | 187 | 110 | 102 | 186 | 179 | 157 | 112 | 147 | 132 | 84 | 69 | 60 | 57 | 157 | 104 | 23 | 15 | 1106 | 957 |
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
2. Measles | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 3 | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | ||
3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
5. Diphtheria | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | —% | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | — | —_ | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
6. Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 4 | — | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 44 |
10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | — | 1 | 3 | _ | __ | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 7 |
11. Syphilis | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 |
12. General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | — |
13. Cancer, Malignant Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 112 | 114 | 47 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 3 | — | 180 | 164 |
14. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 15 |
15. Cerebral Hemorrhage, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 37 | 41 | |
16. Heart Disease | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 82 | 176 | 182 | 67 | 50 | 70 | 23 | 24 | 49 | 54 | 38 | 30 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 263 | 293 |
17. Aneurysm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 |
18. Other Circulatory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 47 |
19. Bronchitis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | I | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 35 | 17 |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 24 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 73 |
21 Other Respiratory Diseases | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 7 |
22. Peptic Ulcer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 29 | 8 |
23. Diarrhoea, etc. | 40 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 20 |
24 Appendicitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||
25. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
2(5. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 2 | — | — | — | —_ | 1 | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
27. Other Digestive Diseases | — | — | — | _ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 12 | |
28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | 2 | •J | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | I | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 23 |
29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30. Other Fuerperal Causes. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 56 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 23 | |
32. Senility | — | —_ | — | — | _— | —_ | — | —_ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | _ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | l | 15 | 22 |
33. Suicide | — | _— | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | _ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 13 | ||
34. Other violence | 5 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 44 | 27 |
35. Other defined Diseases ... | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 3 | l | 95 | 61 |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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