Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CAUSES OF DEATH | MALES AND FEMALES. | |||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | Ages at Death. | |||||||||||||||||
Under 1 year. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— | 85— | 95— | ? | ||
Ulceration of Intes tines | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | ||||
Hernia | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .. | 3 | |||
Ileus | 17 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Intussusception | 6 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||
Stricture of Intes tines | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||
Fistula | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
Stomach Diseases | 18 | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
Hepatitis | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Jaundice | 21 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Liver Diseases | 52 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | ||
Spleen Diseases | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||||||
5. | ||||||||||||||||||
Nephritis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||
Ischuria | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
Nephria | 37 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||||
Diabetes | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | |||
Stone | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||||
Cystitis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Kidney Diseases | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
6. | ||||||||||||||||||
Ovarian Dropsy | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||
Uterus Diseases | 9 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
7. | ||||||||||||||||||
Joint Diseases | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
8. | ||||||||||||||||||
Phlegmon | 7 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
Ulcer | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||
Skin Diseases | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | ||||
Premature Birth | 72 | 71 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Cyanosis | 8 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||
Spina Bifida | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Other malformations | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Teething | 51 | 24 | 27 | |||||||||||||||
2. | ||||||||||||||||||
Childbirth | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
3. | ||||||||||||||||||
Old Age | 249 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 12 | 67 | 134 | 29 | 6 | |
Atrophy & Debility | 189 | 158 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
Fractures and Contusions | 68 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||
Burns and Scalds | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
Poison | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
Drowning | 6 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Suffocation | 17 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||
Otherwise | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||||
2. | ||||||||||||||||||
Murder and Manslaughter | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
3. | ||||||||||||||||||
Gun-shot Wounds | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||||
Cuts and Stabs | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||
Poison | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | ||||||
Drowning | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | ||||||
Hanging | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
43 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 4 | ||||
Total | 4579 | 1065 | 557 | 239 | 141 | 106 | 168 | 76 | 181 | 272 | 326 | 327 | 397 | 368 | 294 | 48 | 7 |
In the Strand Union Workhouse 121 deaths occured, not included in this Table, because not belonging fairly
to the Parish of Saint Pancras,