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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Table I.—continued. Shewing the causes of Death at different Ages during the year 1863.
CAUSES OF DEATH | MALES AND FEMALES. | |||||||||||||||||
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At all Ages. | Ages at Death. | |||||||||||||||||
Under 1 year. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— | 85— | 95— | Doubt- ful Age. | ||
Ulceration of Intestines | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||||
Hernia | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||
Ileus & Intussusception | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
Stricture of Intestines | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | |||
Stomach Diseases | 28 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||||
Hepatitis | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .. | 1 | ||
Jaundice | 15 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Liver and Spleen Diseases | 61 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | ||||
5. | ||||||||||||||||||
Nephritis | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | |||||
Ischuria | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | |||
Nephria | 24 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||
Diabetes | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||
Stone | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||||
Cystitis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | ||||
Kidney Diseases | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |||
6. | ||||||||||||||||||
Ovarian Dropsy | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
Uterine Diseases | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .. | 2 | ||||
7. | ||||||||||||||||||
Joint Diseases | 20 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||
8. | ||||||||||||||||||
Phlegmon | 16 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
Ulcer | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | ||||
Skin Diseases | 5 | 1 | •• | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
IV.-1. | ||||||||||||||||||
Premature Birth | 81 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
Cyanosis | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Spina Bifida | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Other malformations | 11 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||||||||||||
Teething | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
2. | ||||||||||||||||||
Childbirth | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
3. | ||||||||||||||||||
Old Age | 225 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 11 | 52 | 117 | 43 | 1 | |
4. | ||||||||||||||||||
Atrophy & Debility | 175 | 151 | 13 | 6 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | |||||
V.-l. | ||||||||||||||||||
(Accident or Negligence.) | ||||||||||||||||||
Fractures and Contusions | 57 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
Burns and Scalds | 29 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | |||
Poison | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||
Drowning | 8 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Suffocation | 28 | 25 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | |||||||||||
Otherwise | 11 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | ||||
2. | ||||||||||||||||||
Murder and Manslaughter | 11 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||||
3. (Suicidal.) | ||||||||||||||||||
Gun-shot Wounds | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||||||
Cuts and Stabs | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Poison | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | ||||
Drowning | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Hanging | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Otherwise | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||
VI.—Sudden deaths | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(cause unascertained) Cause not specified, or ill-defined | 87 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 |
Total | 4746 | 1042 | 479 | 284 | 166 | 127 | 234 | 94 | 206 | 299 | 361 | 374 | 349 | 362 | 271 | 68 | 4 | 26 |