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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 1894
Thirty-ninth annual report of the Medical Officer of Health on the vital and sanitary condition of the Borough of Saint Pancras, London
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Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year ending 29 th December , 1894—
| AGES. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 30 ana upwards | Total. | Under 5 years | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 147 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 147 | 147 |
| Atelectasis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 56 | 100 | 44 | 201 | ... |
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 24 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 91 | 47 | |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 42 | 66 | 18 | ... | 191 | 3 |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 73 | ... |
| Epilepsy | ... | l | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 23 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 66 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74 | 74 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 18 | 10 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 2 | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 5 |
| 2.—Organs of Special Sense | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | |
| 3.— Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 |
| Acute Endocarditis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 5 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 47 | 38 | 25 | ... | 234 | 6 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 4 | ... | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 4 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 9 | ... |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 14 | 1 |
| 4.—Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | l | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 3 |
| Croup | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | ... |
| Bronchitis | 123 | 104 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 76 | 82 | 50 | 7 | 507 | 227 |
| Pneumonia | 23 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 1G | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 175 | 62 |
| Pleurisy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 4 | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 4 | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 23 | 7 |
| 5.—Ingtstive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 19 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 34 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 6 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 27 | 8 |
| Enteritis | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 6 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 5 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 6 |
| Peritonitis | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 26 | 1 |
| Ascites | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 14 | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | 43 | ... |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 35 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 52 | 39 |
| 6.—Lymphatic System | |||||||||||||
| (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| 7.— Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 8.—Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ... | 24 | ... |
| Brightis Disease, Albuminuria | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ... | 42 | ... |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 20 | 1 |