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St Pancras 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. S—A. ST. PANCRAS PARISH. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the 1st Quarter of 1890. 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 | l 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& upwards | | Totals | Under 5 years | ||
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Smallpox. | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 3 | 20 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24 | 23 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 18 | 34 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 | 52 | |
| Diphtheria | ... | 21 | 8 | 2 | ... | 31 | 21 | |||||||
| Simple Continued & Ill-defined Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ||
| Other Miasmatic Diseases (Chicken-pox) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 3 | |||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | |
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. Cowpox and Effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases(e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 5.—Venereal Diseases. Syphilis | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | |
| Gonorrhoea, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6—Septic Diseases. Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | |
| Pysemia, Septicaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| II.—Parasitic Diseases, Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| III.—Dietic Diseases. Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
| Sc | urvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | ||
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... 1 | ... | ||
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. Rheumatic Fever, Kheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Rickets | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | ... | 19 | ... | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 13 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis,Hydrocephalus | 1 | 9 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 10 | |
| Phthisis | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 4 | ... | ... | 154 | 4 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 7 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | 9 | |
| Purpura, Hsemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Anosmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythscmia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ||
| Glycosuria. Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | ||
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |