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St Pancras 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 3-E. ST. PANCRAS PARISH.
Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1887.
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.
| 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 | 05 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 35 and up- Totals wards | under 5 years | |||
| 1.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Smallpox. | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 27 | 100 | 17 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 145 | 127 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 35 | 17 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58 | 39 | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 66 | 125 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 199 | 191 | |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 37 | 15 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 59 | 40 | |
| Simple Continued & Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 3 | |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 2.—Diarrhœal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Diarrhœa, Dysentery | 189 | 27 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 229 | 216 | |
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Cowpox and Effects of Vaccination | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Diseases (e g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5.— Venereal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 25 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 25 | |
| Gonorrhœa, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | ... | |
| 6 —Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 28 | 5 | |
| Pyæmia, Septicæmia | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 3 | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | |
| 11.—Parasitic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| III.—Dietic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | 27 | ... | |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 15 | ... | |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | ... | 10 | ... | |
| Rickets | 5 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 17 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 24 | 50 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 172 | ... | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 47 | 21 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71 | 18 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis,Hydrocephalus | 18 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 52 | 42 | |
| Phthisis | 11 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 102 | l19 | 79 | 41 | 12 | 2 | ... | 432 | 17 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 67 | 37 | |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | |
| Glycosuria. Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 123 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 123 | |
| Atelectasis | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 14 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 15 | |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 76 | 119 | 57 | 255 | ... | |
| VI.—Local Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.—Nervous System. | ||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 32 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 114 | 82 | ||
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 28 | 7 | 198 | ... | |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | ... | 61 | ... | |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | 24 | ... | |
| Convulsions | 65 | 15 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 85 | 80 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 | |
| Diseases of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... | |
| Other Disease of Nervous System | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | |
| 2.— Organs of Special Sense | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 4 | ||