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St Pancras 1857

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: [ SCHEDULE A. ]Deaths Registered in Saint Pancras during February, 1857.

[ SCHEDULE A. ]

Deaths Registered in Saint Pancras during February, 1857.

Causes of Death.At all Ages.Under 20 years of age._At 20 and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under 80 years of age.At 80 years of age and upwards.Causes of Death.At all Ages.Under 20 years of age.At 20 and under 40 years of age.At 40 and under 60 years of age.At 60 and under 80 years of age.At 80 years of age and upwards.
I. Zymotic:Enteritis21••1
Peritonitic
Small PoxAseites
Measles1515Ulceration of Intestines
Scarlatina44Hernia (Rupture)2....11
Hooping Cough77Hons21....1
Croup33Intussusception
ThrushStricture of IntestinalCanal
Diarrhæa32....1
DysenteryDisease of Stomach, &c.2....2
Cholera
InfluenzaStieture of IntestinalCanal
Scurvy and PurpuraDisease of Stomach,&c.
AgueDisease of Panereas1......1
Remittent Fever1....1Disease of Liver4....13
Infantile Fever44Disease of Spleen.........11
Typhus Fever11731
Puerperal Fever (Metria)Rheumatic Fever11VIII. Kidney, &c. ;
Erysipelas311....11....1
Syphilis651Nephria (Bright's Dis.)Isehuria4..3..1
Noma (Canker)1....1
HydrophobiaDiabetes
II. Dropsy, &c.:Stone
Cystitis
Hæmorrhage41••••3Stricture of Urethra ... Disease of Bladder, &c.2....2
Dropsy
AbscessIX. Childbirth :
Ulcer
FistulaParamenia
MortificationOvarian Dropsy
Cancer541Childbirth (see Metria) Disease of Uterns, &c.2..2
Gout11
III. Tubercular;X. Joints, Bones, &c. :
Scrofula1Rheumatism
Tabes Mesenterica33Arthritis
Phthisis (Consumption)531622132Disease of Joints, &c ...
Hydrocephalus77XI. Skin, Cellular Tissue;
IV. Brain and Nerves:
Cephalitis3111Carbuncle3....21
Apoplexyr*1381Phlegmon
Palsy (Paralysis)0?,52Disease of Skin,&c.1..1
Delirium TremensXII. Malformations:
Chorea
EpilepsyCysanosis
TetanusSpina Bifida
InsanityOther Malformations22
Convulsions1515
Disease of Brain, &c...53••11XIII. Premature Birth and Debility1212
V. Heart and BloodVessels:XIV. Atrophy22
XV. Old Age13....76
PericarditlsXVI. Sudden
Anaurism11XVII. Violent Death:
Disease of Heart, &c...1212261
VI. Lungs and Organs of Respiration:Intemperance
Privation of Food
Want of Breast Milk
Laryngitis??Neglect
Bronchitis70•>1515?o0Cold
PleurisyPoison22
Pneumonia15111?,1Burns and Scalds11
Asthma1037Hanging
Disease of Lungs3111Suffocation2?,
VII. Stomach and Digestive Organs:Drowing
Fractures & ContusionsWounds
Other Violence
TeethingXVIII. Causes not Specified.1
Quinsey
Gastritis
Totals35515642617223