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St Pancras 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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Of these, 80 were in children under five years of age, and 61 in babies
under one.
Reference is made on page 23 to infantile diarrhoea.
SYPHILIS.
In the following table are given the age and sex distribution of deaths certified during 1917 as due to (a) declared syphilis, (b) locomotor ataxy and general paralysis of the insane, which are believed by most experts to be late manifestat ons of the disease, and (c) aortic aneurysm, which many authorities now consider to be at any rate frequently caused by it:—
| 0—1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15—25 | 26—85 | 35—45 | 45—55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75—85 | 85 up. | Total Males. | 0-1 | 1-5 | _ 5-15 | 15—25 | 25 -35 | 35-45 | 45—55 | 55—65 | 65—75 | 75—85 | 85 up. | Total Females. | Total Persons. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 5 | - | — | — | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 |
| Locomotor ataxy | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | - | - | — | - | - | — | - | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| General paralysis of the insane | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | — | - | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 30 |
| Aortic aneurysm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | - | — | — | 8 | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
To assist the educational campaign of the London and Home Counties
Branch of the National Council for Combating Venereal Diseases a Local
Committee was formed in 1917 by the St Pancras Public Welfare Association,
the Medical Officer of Health being Chairman and Miss Edith Neville, Hon.
Secretary. During the .year there were arranged by the Committee a public
meeting and conference add essed by Dr. Mary Scharlieb, a course of three
lectures for women, and one of two lectures for men.
CANCER.
281 deaths were registered during 1917 as due to cancer, under the various
names of cancer, carcinoma, epithelioma, scirrhus, rodent ulcer, sarcoma, &c.
This is equal to a death-rate of 1.35 per 1,000 population, and 151 per
1,000 civil population.
The sex distribution of the deaths and death-rates is shown in the following table:—
| Sex. | No. of Deaths. | Death-rates per 1,000 males or females living (based on 1911 Census). |
|---|---|---|
| Males | 135 | 1.27 |
| Females | 146 | 1.31 |
| Doth Sexes | 281 | 1.29 |