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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 1896
Forty-first 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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Table 3 a —
Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1896—
| AGES. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to I | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | Total. | Under 5 years | |
| v.—developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 156 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 156 | 156 |
| Atelectasis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 |
| Congenital Malformations | 21 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 21 | |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 60 | 119 | 44 | 225 | ... |
| VI.—Local Diseases. 1.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 29 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 69 | 44 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 42 | 49 | 32 | 3 | 193 | 4 | |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 15 | 10 | 17 | ... | 20 | 5 | 90 | ... |
| Epilepsy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 32 | 3 |
| Convulsions | 50 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 63 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 24 | 6 | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | I | ... |
| 2.—Organs of Special Sense. | |||||||||||||
| ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | |
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 3 | ... | 70 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 6 | ... | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 133 | 6 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... |
| 4.—Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 7 |
| Croup | 2 | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 14 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 1AA | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Bronchitis | 151 | 91 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 75 | 62 | 11 | 588 | 245 | |
| Pneumonia | 36 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 171 | 56 | |
| Pleurisy | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 16 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 30 | 16 |
| 5.—Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 19 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 26 | |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 5 | |
| Enteritis | 56 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 70 | 62 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 29 | 8 |
| Peritonitis | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 45 | 3 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 53 | ... | |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 19 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 13 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 21 | 16 | |
| (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| 8.—Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 35 | 1 | |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | ... | 57 | 1 | ||
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ... | ... | |||
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | 13 | ... |