London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 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 vears | |
| 9.— Reproductive System. | |||||||||||||
| A—Of Organs of Generation. | |||||||||||||
| Male Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Female Organs | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | |||||
| B—Of Parturition. | |||||||||||||
| Abortion, Miscarriage | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||||
| Puerperal Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| Placenta prcevia, Flooding | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||||
| Other Accidents of Child Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||||
| 10.—Bones and Joints. | |||||||||||||
| Caries, Necrosis | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | |||
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||||||
| 11.—Intequmentary St/stem. | |||||||||||||
| Carbuncle. Pluegmon | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Other Diseases of Integumentary System | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |||||
| VII — Deaths from Violence. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Accident or Negligence. | |||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Cut, Stab | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Burn, Scald | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||||
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Drowning | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |||
| Suffocation | 13 | 1 | ••• | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Otherwise | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2.—Homicide. | |||||||||||||
| Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | •• | |||||||
| Murder | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 3.—Suicide. | |||||||||||||
| Gunshot Wounds | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |||||
| Cut, Stab | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||||
| Poison | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 2 | ... | ||||
| Drowning | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||||
| Hanging | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||||||||
| Otherwise | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| 4.—Execution. | |||||||||||||
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||
| VIII.—Deaths from Ill-defined and not Specified Causes. | |||||||||||||
| Dropsy | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 29 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 | 33 | ||||
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Hæmorrhago | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Causes not Specified or Ill-defined | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||