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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 1943
Annual report (abridged) on the Health of the Borough for the year 1943
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION
| Causes of death | Ages - Both sexes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year 1-and | under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Totals | |||
| M | F | ||||||||
| All causes | 130 | 20 | 10 | 173 | 486 | 1021 | 987 | 855 | |
| 1. | Typhoid & paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. | Cerebro-spinal fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | Scarlet fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4. | Whooping cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 5. | Diphtheria | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6. | Tuberc, of resoil, system | 3 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 37 | 15 | 80 | 31 |
| 7. | Other tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8. | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 9. | Influenza | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| 10. | Measles | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 11. | Ac poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 12. | Ac. infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13. | Cancer - buccal cavity and Oesoph (M); Uterus (F); | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
| 14. | Cancer - stomach & duodenum | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
| 15. | Cancer - breast | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | — | 22 |
| 16 . | Cancer - all other sites | 2 | — | — | 17 | 62 | 94 | 109 | 66 |
| 17. | Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | l | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| l8. | Intracranial vas, lesions | — | — | — | 5 | 32 | 108 | 60 | 85 |
| 19. | Heart diseases | — | — | — | 15 | 86 | 315 | 197 | 219 |
| 20. | Other circulatory diseases | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 43 | 34 | 31 |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 6 | — | — | 3 | 42 | 117 | 97 | 71 |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 13 | 4 | — | 7 | 39 | 78 | 90 | 51 |
| 23. | Other respiratory diseases | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 9 |
| 24. | Ulcer - stomach & duodenum | 1 | — | — | 4 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 7 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 27. | Other digestive diseases | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| 26. | Kephritis | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 25 |
| 29. | Puerperal & post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. | Other maternal causes | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31. | Premature birth | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 |
| 32. | Congenital malformations, birth injury & infant diseases | 30 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 33. | Suicide | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 34. | Road traffic accidents | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 35. | Other violent causes | 9 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 28 |
| 36. | All other causes | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 82 | 71 | 56 |