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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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Table No. 3—E. Continued.
| 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 up· ' wards | Total | under 5 years | |
| A—Of Organs of Generation. | |||||||||||||
| Male Organs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||||
| Female Organs | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | |
| B—Of Parturition. | |||||||||||||
| Abortion, Miscarriage | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ||
| Puerperal Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| Placenta praevia, Flooding | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Other Accidents of Child Birth | 1 | ... | 3 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | |
| 10.—Bones and Joints. | |||||||||||||
| Caries, Necrosis | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 19 | 3 |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Other Diseases of Bones and Joints | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||||
| 11.—Integumentary System. | |||||||||||||
| Carbuncle. Phlegmon | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Other Diseases of Integumentary System | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| VII.—Deaths from Violence. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Accident or Negligence. | |||||||||||||
| Fractures and Contusions | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 6 | |
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Burn, Scald | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 9 | |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Drowning | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 1 |
| Suffocation | 42 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 47 | 43 |
| Otherwise | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | |
| Manslaughter | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Murder | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 | |
| 3. — Suicide. | |||||||||||||
| Gunshot Wounds | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ||
| Cut, Stab | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | |
| Poison | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ||
| Drowning | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ||
| Hanging | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |||
| Otherwise | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ||||
| 4.—Execution. | |||||||||||||
| Hanging | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| VIII.—Deaths from Ill·defined | |||||||||||||
| and not Specified Causes. | |||||||||||||
| Dropsy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Debility, Atrophy, Inanition | 137 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 155 | 147 | ||
| Mortification | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tumour | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Sudden Death (cause not ascertained) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Causes not Specified or Ill·defined | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||