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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T able N o. III.
PARISH OF SAINT PANCRAS.
Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1883.
CAUSE OF DEATH. | AGES. | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to to5 | 85 and upwards | Total under 5 years | Total | |||
CLASSES. | |||||||||||||||
1. | Zymotic Diseases | 217 | 238 | 79 | 88 | 47 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 11 | l0 | 2 | 488 | 720 | |
2. | Parasitic Diseases | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
3. | Dietic Diseases | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | l0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 28 | ||
4. | Constitutional Diseases | 137 | 124 | 41 | 71 | 180 | 188 | 124 | 106 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 261 | 974 | |
8. | Developmental Diseases | 130 | 2 | - | — | — | . | . | 1 | 54 | 13 | 36 | 132 | 358 | |
0. | Local Diseases | 383 | 273 | 74 | 60 | 128 | 165 | 240 | 324 | 331 | 163 | 26 | 656 | 2173 | |
7. | Deaths from Violence | 49 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 69 | 162 | |
8. | Ill defined | 173 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 187 | 283 | |
Total | 1100 | 672 | 216 | 202 | 387 | 380 | 403 | 460 | 471 | 341 | 69 | 1772 | 4677 | ||
Class I.—Zymotic Diseases. Order 1.—Miasmatic. | |||||||||||||||
1 | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
2 | Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3 | No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4 | Measles | 25 | 66 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91 | 99 | |
5 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | 35 | 20 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36 | 61 | |
6 | Tvphns | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
7 | Whooping Cough | 25 | 43 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68 | 72 | |
8 | Diphtheria | 4 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 59 | 78 | |
9 | Simple Continued Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
10 | Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | 9 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 9 | 132 | |
11 | Other Miasmatic Diseases | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
1 | Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
2 | Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 120 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ... | 138 | 163 | |
1 | Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
2 | Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
1 | Cowpox and Vacoination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
2 | Other Diseases (eg., Hydrophobia, Glanders) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
1 | Syphilis | 26 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 35 | |
2 | Gonorrhœa, Stricture | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
1 | Erysipelas | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 30 | |
2 | Pyaemia, Septicaemia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 25 | |
3 | Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | |
Class II.—Parasitic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
1 | Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 9 | |
2 | Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
ClassIII..Dietic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
1 | Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | |
2 | Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3 | Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ||
4 | Delirium Tremors | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | |
Class IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
1 | Rheumatio Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | |
2 | Rheumatism | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | |
3 | Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | |
4 | Rickets | 4 | .6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | |
5 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 25 | 38 | 45 | 24 | 10 | 1 | ... | 145 | |
6 | Tabes Mesenterica | 44 | 19 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63 | 68 | |
7 | Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 49 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 108 | 124 | |
8 | Phthisis | 6 | 7 | 20 | 67 | 141 | 122 | 78 | 49 | 8 | 2 | ... | 13 | 500 | |
9 | Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 32 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61 | 64 | ||
10 | Purpura. Hemorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |
11 | Anætnia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | |
12 | Diabetes | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | |
13 | Other C onstitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
CLAbs V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
1 | Premature Birth | 101 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 101 | 101 | |
2 | Atelectasis | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | |
3 | Congenital M alformations | 15 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | |
4 | Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 135 | 36 | ... | 226 |
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CAUSE OF DEATH. | AGES. | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | Total under 5 years | Total | ||
Class VI—Local Diseases. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
1. Nervous System. | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 | Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 19 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 32 | 54 |
2 | Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 59 | 73 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 234 |
3 | Insanity, General Paralysis of the | |||||||||||||
Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | ... | 38 | |
4 | j Epilepsy | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 31 |
5 | Convulsions | 85 | 26 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 111 | 111 |
6 | Laryneismus Stridulus (Spasm of | 21 | ||||||||||||
Glottis) | 11 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22 | ||
7 | Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, | |||||||||||||
Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 29 | |
8 | Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
2. Organs of Special Sense. | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | |
3. Circulatory System. | ||||||||||||||
1 | Pericarditis | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 27 |
2 | Acute Endocarditis | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 10 |
3 | Valvular Diseases of Heart | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | ... | 1 | 37 |
4 | Other Diseases of Heart | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 182 |
5 | Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 |
6 | Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
7 | Other Disease of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 |
4. Respiratory System. | 6 | |||||||||||||
1 | Laryngitis | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | ||
2 | Croup | 3 | 16 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 25 |
3 | Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | "2 | ... | ... | 38 |
4 | Bronchitis | 166 | 124 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 88 | 94 | 58 | 12 | 290 | 617 |
5 | Pneumonia | 30 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 165 |
6 | Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
7 | Other Diseases of Respiratory System 5. Digestive System. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 28 |
1 | Dentition | 22 | 22 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 44 |
2 | Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
3 | Diseases of Stomach | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 15 |
4 | Enteritis | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | 20 |
5 | Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ... | 4 | 34 |
6 | Peritonitis | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | 35 |
7 | Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 11 |
8 | CirrhosiB of Live | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | 57 |
9 | Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | ... | 5 | 39 |
10 | Other Diseases of Digestive System 6. Lymphatic System. | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
1 | Disease of Lymphatics and Spleen 7. Bronchocele and Addison's Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
8. Urinary System. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
1 | Nephritis | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 24 |
2 | Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 5 | ... | ... | 84 |
3 | Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 12 |
4 | Other Diseases of the Urinary System 9. Reproductive System. A—Of Organs of Generation. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
1 | Male Organs | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
2 | Female Organs B—Of Parturition. | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 |
3 | Abortion, Miscarriage | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
4 | Puerperal Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
5 | Placenta prævia, Flooding | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
6 | Other Accidents of Child Birth 10. Bones and Joints. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
1 | Caries, Necrosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
2 | Arthritis, Ostitis. Periostitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
3 | Other Diseases of Bones and Joints 11. Integumentary System. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 5 | 15 |
1 | Carbuncle. Phlegmon | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
2 | Other Diseases of Integumentary | 6 | ||||||||||||
System | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Class VII—Violence. | ||||||||||||||
1. Accident or Negligence. | ||||||||||||||
1 | Fractures and Contusions | ... | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 53 |
2 | Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
3 | Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
4 | Burn, Scald | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | 16 |
5 | Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
6 | Drowning | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 8 |
7 | Suffocation | 39 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 42 | 44 |
8 | Otherwise | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
2. Homicide. | 3 | |||||||||||||
1 | Manslaughter | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
2 | Murder 3. Suicide. | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 7 |
1 | Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
2 | Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
3 | Poison | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
4 | Drowning | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
5 | Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
6 | Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Class VIII.—Ill.defined Causes. | 20 | |||||||||||||
1 | Dropsy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | |
2 | Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 168 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 187 | |
3 | Mortification | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 6 | ... | 1 | 14 | |
4 | Tumour | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
5 | Abscess | 2 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | |
6 | Hsemorrhage | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
7 | Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 |
8 | Causes not Specified or Ill.defined | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 |