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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 1942
Annual report (abridged) on the Health of the Borough for the year 1942
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION
| CAUSES OF DEATH | under 1 year | Ages - Both sexes | Sex | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 and under | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Totals | |||
| M. | F. | |||||||
| All causes | 117 | 20 | 6 | 180 | 490 | 917 | 935 | 795 |
| 1. Typhoid & paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Cerebrc-spinal fever | - | — | — | .— | — | -— | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping cough | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | 1 | - | — | - | — | 1 | — |
| o. Tuberc.of respir. system | 1 | 1 | — | 59 | 55 | 18 | 92 | 42 |
| 7. Other tuberculosis | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | — | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
| 9. Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 10. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - |
| 11. Ac.poliomyelitis & polioencephalitis | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. Ac,infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 13. Cancer - buccal cavity and Oesoph CM); Uterus (F) | — | — | — | — | 20 | 24 | 25 | 19 |
| 14. Cancer - stomach & duodenum | — | - | - | 1 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 17 |
| 15. Cancer - breast | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | 22 |
| l6. Cancer - all other sites | 1 | — | — | 9 | 71 | 69 | 91 | 59 |
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 18. Intracranial vas.lesions | — | - | — | 3 | 33 | 92 | 49 | 79 |
| 19. Heart diseases | — | - | 17 | 77 | 304 | 206 | 192 | |
| 20. Other circulatory diseases | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 41 | 26 | 31 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 37 | 81 | 84 | 46 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 12 | 3 | — | 7 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
| 24. Ulcer - stomach & duodenum | — | — | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 8 | |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
| 2b. Appendicitis ' | — | - | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | « | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
| 28. Nephritis | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 17 | 6 |
| 29. Puerperal & post-abortive sepsis | _ | — | _ | 4 | 1 | _ | _ | 5 |
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| 31. Premature birth | 27 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | |
| 32, Congenital malformations, birth injury & infant disease | 29 s | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 |
| 33. Suicide | — | - | - | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
| 35. Other violent causes | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 26 |
| 36. All other causes | 7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 35 | 83 | 80 | 79 |