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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION—1952
| Causes of death | Ages—Both Sexes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25—44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75- | Totals | ||
| M. | F. | |||||||||
| All Causes | 56 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 91 | 457 | 475 | 553 | 913 | 745 |
| 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 32 | 11 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, other | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| 3. Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Whooping cough | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6. Meningococcal infections | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7. Acute poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 18 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | 3 | 45 | 31 | 12 | 76 | 15 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | 28 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 |
| 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 101 | 75 |
| 15. Leukaemia, aleukæmia | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 16. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | — | — | — | — | 3 | 41 | 55 | 86 | 68 | 117 |
| 18. Coronary disease, angina | — | — | — | — | 3 | 61 | 85 | 70 | 136 | 83 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| 20. Other heart disease | — | — | — | — | 5 | 30 | 37 | 121 | 72 | 121 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 24 | 34 | 38 | 39 |
| 22. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 51 | 27 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 45 | 54 | 46 | 94 | 54 |
| 25. Other diseases of respiratory system | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhœa | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 28. Nephritis and nephrosis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | — |
| 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 31. Congenital malformations | 8 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 5 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 34 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 71 | 62 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 34. All other accidents | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 8 |
| 35. Suicide | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| 36. Homicide and operations of war | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |