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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year, 1917—continued.
| Cause of Death. | AGES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | Total under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | Totals. | |||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | PERSONS | |
| 7. The Puerperal State. 134. Accidents of Pregnancy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 135. Puerperal Hæmorrhage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 136. Other Accidents of Childbirth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 137. Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| 138. ,, Albuminuria and Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 139. ,, Phlegmasia Alba Dolens, Embolism and sudden death | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 140. ,, Insanity | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 141. ,, Diseases of the Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Diseases of the Skin and of the Cellular Tissue 142. (a) Senile Gangrene ... | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| (b) Gangrene (other types) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 143. Carbuncle, Boil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 144. Phlegmon, Acute Abscess | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 145. Diseases of the Integumentary System | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9. Diseases of the Bones and of the Organs of Locomotion. 146. Diseases of the Bones | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 147. Diseases of the Joints | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ] |
| 148. Amputations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 149. O^.her Diseases of Locomotor System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Malformations. 150. Congenital Malformations | 8 | 11 | - | - | 2 | - | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 11. Diseases of Early Infancy 151. (a) Premature Birth | 30 | 31 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 31 | 61 |
| (b) Infantile Debility, Icterus, and Sclerema | 26 | 18 | 1 | - | - | - | 27 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 18 | 45 |
| 152. Other Diseases peculiar to early Infancy | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 153. Lack of Care | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12. Old Age. 154. (a) Senile Dementia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| (b) Senile Decay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 36 | 48 | 9 | 23 | 69 | 93 | 162 |
| 13. Affections Produced by External Causes. 155 to 163. Suicides | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 164. Poisoning by Food | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 165. Other Acute Poisonings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 166. Conflagration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 167. Burns (Conflagration excepted) | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 168. Absorption of Deleterious Gases (Conflagration excepted) | 4 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 169. Accidental Drowning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 170 to 176. Injuries | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 10 | - | 2 | 32 | 30 | 62 |
| 177. Starvation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 178. Excessive Cold | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 179. Effects of Heat | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 180. Lightning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 181. Electricity (Lightning excepted) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 182 to 184. Homicide | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 85 Fractures (cause not specified) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| 186. (a) Other Violence | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (b) ,, ,, through Hostile Aircraft | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| (c) ,, ,, ,, Submarine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 14. Ill-defined Causes. 187. Dropsy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 188. (a) Syncope (aged 1 year and under 70) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (6) Sudden death (not otherwise defined) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 189. (a) Heart Failure (aged 1 year and under 70) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| (b) Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus (aged 1 year and under 70) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| (c) Teething | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (d) Pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (e) Other ill-defined Deaths | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (f) Cause not specified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |