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St Pancras 1882

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

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Table: Table III.Showing Deaths registered from all causes during the year 1882.Note—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the district are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the district are included.

Table III.

Showing Deaths registered from all causes during the year 1882.

Note—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the district are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the district are included.

CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.
0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwardsTotal under 5 yearsTotal
Specific FebrileorZymotic Diseases2833557034311913874—638824
Parasitic Diseases151—————————1616
Dietic Diseases11———371021——1134
Constitutional Diseases1001215076144155116824482221898
Developmental Diseases1231—————37213157124387
Local Diseases4053257654132177230305340148237302215
Deaths from Violence311587161712463246121
Death from ill defined & not specified causes14225347391416102167235
Totals11108432071753333783904184863048619534730
Class I —Zymotic Diseases.
Order 1.—Miasmatic.
SmallpoxVaccinated......2.........1...............3
Unvaccinated...1...........................11
No Statement......1......1..................2
Measles36836........................124130
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)541182.....................4666
Typhus Fever.......................................
Whooping Cough10816713...........................275288
Diphtheria43314........................3751
Simple Continued Fever.......................................
Enteric or Typhoid Fever...5142212105...1......569
Other Miasmatic Diseases11...........................22
Order 2 —Diarrhœal.
Simple Cholera.......................................
Diarrhœa, Dysentery891511221242...104119
Order 8.—Malarial.
Remittent Fever.......................................
Ague.......................................
Order 4.—Zoogenous.
Cowpox and Vaccination1..............................11
Other Diseases(e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders).....................1............1
Order 5.—Venereal.
Syphilis312......1..................3334
Gonorrhœa, Stricture..................1...............1
Order 6.—Septic.
Erysipelas62......513411...823
Pyæmia. Septicæmia2...14542111...221
Puerperal Fever (Metria).........561..................12
Class II.—Parasitic Diseases.
Thrush and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases15..............................1515
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasites...1...........................11
Class 111.— Diitic Diseases.
Want of Breast Milk, Starvation11.....................1......1112
Scurvy.......................................
Chronic Alcoholism............2672............17
Delirium Tremens............113...............5
Class IV.—Constitutional Diseases.
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart......3312..................9
Rheumatism112121...423...217
Gout............1...3232......11
Rickets45...........................99
Cancer, M alignant Disease............52134453021...138
Tabes Mesenterica39248........................6371
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus25631321...1...1......88106
Phthisis9122268133129782771...21486
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula22141...1..................3638
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis...2...........................22
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia........1......2...1............4
Diabetes.........2.........31...1...7
Other Constitutional Diseases.......................................
Class V.—Developmental Diseases.
Premature Birth96..............................9696
Atelectasis61...........................77
Congenital Malformations21..............................2121
Old Age.....................37213157...263
Class VI.—Local Diseases.
Order 1.—Nervous System.
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes2919114442............4873
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis11......8163856533542212
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane......11123412103...37
Epilepsy...1......1341...1...111
Convulsions85282........................113115
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis)94...2...1...............1316
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans.........124610128......43
Other Diseases of Nervous System.......................................

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CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.
0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwardsTotal under 5 yearsTotal
Local Diseases continued.1
Order 2.—Organs of Special Sense...1..................1......12
Order 3—Circulatory System.
Pericarditis...25463.........1...221
Acute Endocarditis.........2.........1............3
Valvular Diseases of the Heart......4261112693......53
Other Diseases of Heart113...91833303311...2139
Aneurism............1......42.........7
Embolism, Thrombosis......11121...5...1...12
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels........................21......3
Order 4—Respiratory System.
Laryngitis3104...1.........1......1319
Croup2245........................2631
Emphysema, Asthma............36520151......50
Bronchitis192141153921508412554...336711
Pneumonia2946892116121811114.75172
Pleurisy......113453221...21
Other Diseases of Respiratory System14......1......1.........57
Order 5.—Digestive System.
Dentition2723...........................5050
Sore Throat, Quinsey...21...11...............25
Diseases of Stomach......12333443......23
Enteritis1124111...14......1325
Obstructive Diseases of Intestine1121243693...232
Peritonitis22368102222...439
Ascites...1.........11441...112
Cirrhosis of Liver............788153.........41
Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver72...1510121251...955
Other Diseases of Digestive System.....................11.........2
Order 6.—Lymphatic System.
Diseases of Lymphatics and Spleen.........12.....................3
Order 7.—Glandlike Organs of uncertain use.
Bronchocele and Addison's Disease............1...1...............2
Order 8.—Urinary System.
Nephritis...1......4322...2...114
Briglit's Disease, Albuminuria...11368169131...153
Disease of Bladder or of Prostate............1...1655......18
Other Diseases of the Urinary System...............13...3.........7
Order 9.—Reproductive System.
A. Of Organs of Generation
Male Organs1..............................11
Female Organs.........2133312......15
B. Of Parturition.
Abortion, Miscarriage............2.....................2
Puerperal Convulsions...............2..................2
Placenta prævia, Flooding.........154..................10
Other Accidents of Child Birth............33..................6
Order 10.—Bones and Joints.
Caries, Necrosis...234122...1......215
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis...1...1...1......1......14
Other Diseases of Bones and Joints121121111......311
Order 11 .—Integumentary System.
Carbuncle, Phlegmon1..................1.........12
Other Diseases of Integumentary System2...............1............23
Class VII.—Violence.
Order 1.—Accident or Negligence.
Fractures and Contusions...5767762532550
Gunshot Wounds.......................................
Cut, Stab.......................................
Burn, Scald...61...1...11.........610
Poison...............221............5
Drowning1.........1...1............13
Suffocation252............1............2728
Otherwise1.........11...............13
Order 2.—Homicide.
Manslaughtor.......................................
Murder42......1..................67
Order 3.—Suicide.
Gunshot Wounds............12..................3
Cut, Stab............11......1.........3
Poison.........111..................3
Drowning............131...............5
Hanging.......................................
Otherwise............1.....................1
Class VIII.—Ill-defined Causes.
Dropsy...2......2...3133...214
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition13422......1......5831156174
Mortification1..................11...114
Tumour.........2223...............9
Abscess...1111...211...18
Hæmorrhage1...1...1..................13
Suddon Death (Cause not ascertained)........................11......2
Causes not Specified or Ill-defined6...11...11623...621
Inquest Case—No Age....................................1