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 FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES PARTICULARS OF THE DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE BOROUGH, TOGETHER WITH ST. PANCRAS
DEATHS IN OTHER HOSPITALS OUTSIDE THE BOROUGH
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. | Hampstead General Hospital. | Middlesex Hospital. | Other London Hospitals. | Hospitals outside London. | ||||||||||||||||||
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | 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 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. |
ALL CAUSES | 441 | 268 | 337 | 41 | — | 10 | 76 | 337 | 19 | 195 | 19 | 81 | 1 | 27 | — | 31 | 3 | 9 | — | 19 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 443 | — | 123 | — |
1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2. Measles | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | |
3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | |||
6. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7. Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
8. Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 11 | 5 | 37 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 11 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 9 | — |
10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 3 | I | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
11. Syphilis | 10 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — |
12. General Paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | —_ | 2 | 1 | — | _ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
13. Cancer, Malignant Diseases | 75 | 30 | 65 | 9 | — | — | 22 | 112 | — | 44 | 4 | 29 | — | 8 | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | 14 | — |
14. Diabetes | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc. | 19 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 2 | — |
16. Heart Diseas | 115 | 70 | 79 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | 28 | — |
17. Aneurysm | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 31 | 9 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 5 | — |
19. Bronchitis | 7 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
20. Pneumonia (all forms) | 42 | 39 | 33 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 10 | — |
21. Other Kespiratorv Diseases | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — |
22. Peptic Ulcer | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — |
23. Diarrhoea, &c. | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 2 | — |
24. Appendicitis | 1 | — | i | 1 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
26. Cirrhosis of Liver | 2 | — | i | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | — | — | i | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
2?. Other Digestive Diseases | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 12 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | .— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | — |
29. Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30. Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — |
32. Senility | 20 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
33. Suicide | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
34. Other violence | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 6 | — |
35. Other defined Diseases | 36 | 28 | 28 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | — | 17 | — |
36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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