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St Pancras 1881

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

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PARISH OP ST- PANCRAS.

Table: Table XII.Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1881.The Deaths in Public Institutions of Non-Eesidents are excluded, but the Deaths of St. Pancras Parishioners in Public Institutions in other parts of the Metropolis are included.

Table XII.

Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1881.

The Deaths in Public Institutions of Non-Eesidents are excluded, but the Deaths of St. Pancras Parishioners in Public Institutions in other parts of the Metropolis are included.

CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.
0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwardsTotal under 5 yearsTotal
CLASSES.
i. Zymotic Diseases ........................30117321814864695036281711––7521172
ii. Constitutional Diseases1074768276314716810910543111–219898
iii. Local Diseases3621381207660981802323483381362016202109
iv. Developmental Diseases381338–8105644728436—392654
v. Violent Deaths48414741327101436——66184
Not specified or ill defined5–11111123———616
Totals128439542628619934043139454147824857120558000
Class I.—Zymotic Diseases. Order 1.—Miasmatic.
1Smallpox7231915201061...1......1284
2A!easles3477518...1...1...............162172
3Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)52465741011..................94180
4Diphtheria58331741......11.........4670
5Quinsy2...111........................35
6Croup910197...........................3845
7Whooping Cough5236321............1............120122
8Typhus Fever...............1........................1
Enteric or Typhoid F.......311201510511.........366
Simple Continued F.1...1...4...1......1.........28
9Erysipelas6.........1334552......629
10Puerperal Fever (Metria)............5104.....................19
11Carbuncle...........................1............1
12Influenza.............................................
13Dysentery........................2...2.........4
14Diarrhœa1731483...1231...6......195211
15Cholera......1...1........................12
16Ague...........................1............1
17Remittent Fever.............................................
18Rheumatisin1......4255422.........125
19Other Zymotic Diseases2.........122...51.........213
Order 2.—Enthetic.
1Syphilis2621......1...1..............2931
2Stricture of Urethra..................221...............5
3Hydrophobia.............................................
4Anthrax...........................1............1
5Tetanus........................1...............1
Order 3.—Dietic.
1Privation3.....................21.........36
2Want of Breast Milk18....................................1818
3Purpura and Scurvy..................11..................2
4Alchoholism (a Del. Tremens)..................421...............10
„ (6 Intemperance)...............55742............23
Order 4.—Parasitic.
1Thrush17....................................1717
2Worms, &c................1...........................
Class II.—Constitutional Diseases. Order 1.—Diathetic
1Gout..................13351.........13
2Dropsy.....................1622.........12
3Cancer...............6243048244.........137
4Cancrum Oris (Noma)11.................................22
5Mortification......3...11......2411...313
Order 2.—Tubercular.
1Scrofula32123........................611
2Tabes Mesenterica4311113...........................6568
3Phthisis23981761139142744682......40529
4Hydrocephalus3724423...111......1......103110
Class III—Local Diseases. Order 1.—Nervous System.
1Cephalitis1311511......1..................2941
2Apoplexy11...11213323432212...2140
3Paralysis............1...982026122......78
4Insanity.........11...1...6561......21
5Chorea............1............•••............1
6Epilepsy.........13241122.........16
7Convulsions9921103...........................130133
8Brain Disease, &c.542656539167......1168

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CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.
0 to 11 to 22 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwardsTotal under 5 yearsTotal
Local Diseases continued. Order 2.—Organs of Circulation.
1Pericarditis.........111...1..................4
2Aneurism..................7161............15
3Heart Disease, &c.2...310161627425953171...5246
Order 3—Respiratory Organs.
1Laryngitis75162...1......111......2834
2Bronchitis146724816215235211112642101266664
3Pleurisy......2......525512......222
4Pneumonia3112157810151511103......58137
5Asthma.....................548............17
6Lung Disease, &c.1432...3373333......1945
Order 4.—Digestive Organs.
1Gastritis4...1......21......34......515
2Enteritis541......123311......1022
3Peritonitis3120556...411......630
4Ascites...............141...1...........7
5Ulceration of Intestines3......12.........621......315
6Hernia2.........111...151......212
7Ileus..........................................
8Intussusception1................................. ......1
9Stricture of Intestines2......1122746...... ...225
10Fistula...............l1............... ......2
11Stomach Disease, &c.5..............1...611......514 ...
12Pancreas Disease, &c...........................................
13Hepatitis...............151332.........15
14Jaundice5............1221...2......513
15Liver Disease, &c.511114161516821 ...771
16Spleen Disease, &c...................13............ ......4
Order 5.—Urinary Organs.
1Nephritis1......61132......1... ...115
2Ischuria.............................................
3Bright's Disease (Nephria)...............6...988............32
4Diabetes...............22361............14
5Calculus (Stone)......1............131...1...17
6Cystitis............2211143.........14
7Kidney Disease, &c.......11..251095...1...134
Order 6.—Organs of Generation.
1Ovarian Dropsy.............................................
2Uterus Disease, &c.............127211............14
Order 7.—Organs of Locomotion.
1Synovitis (Arthritis)...11...............11.........24
Joint Disease, &c....163224222.........724
Order 8.—Integumentary System.
1Phlegmon.............................................
2Ulcer and Abscess613121 ...213............1020
3Skin Disease, &c.2...............1...............23
Class IV.—Developmental Diseases. Order 1.—Diseases of Children.
1Premature Birth95....................................9595
2Cyanosis6...................................66
3Spina Bifida5....................................55
4Other Malformations11...1..............................1212
5Teething38184..............................6060
6Atalectasis4....................................44
Order 2.—Adults.
1Paramenia.............................................
2Childbirth (sec Puerperal Fever)............4105.....................19
Order 3.—Old People.
1Old Age.....................238718436......231
Order 4.—Nutrition.
1Atrophy and Debility192153...1......461.........210222
Class 4.—Violent Deaths. Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
1Fractures and Contusions...34127144523......745
2WoundsGunshot.............................................
Cut, Stab.............................................
3Burns and Scalds......811......21...2......816
4Poison1............16..................18
5Drowning2......3...12..................28
6Suffocation40112...........................4247
7Otherwise1..................1...............12
Order 3.—Homicide4...1..............................55
Order 4.— Suicide............1653611.........23
Causes not specified or ill defined5...11111123.........616