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St Pancras 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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PARISH OF SAINT PANCRAS.
D eaths R egistered from all Causes during the Y ear 1891.
Note.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Pablic 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. | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | j 85& upwards' | Totals | Under 5 years | |||
| I.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Small- pox. | Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | 17 | 43 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 | 60 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 21 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32 | 23 | ||
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | 63 | 89 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 155 | 152 | ||
| Diphtheria | 7 | 54 | 18 | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80 | 61 | ||
| Simple Continued & Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | ... | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | ... | |||
| Other Miasmatic Diseases (Influenza) | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 171 | 16 | ||
| 2.—Diarrhæal Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Simple Cholera | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | ||
| Diarrhæa, Dysentery | 114 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ... | 153 | 142 | ||
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Cowpox and Effects of Vaccination | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Other Diseases {e.g.. Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| 5.—Venereal Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | 22 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | 25 | ||
| Gonorrhoea, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 6—Septic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Pyæmia, Septicæmia | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ||
| 11.—Parasitic Diseases, | |||||||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 111.—Dietic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | ||
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 26 | ... | ||
| Delirium Tremers | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ||
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ||
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ||
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | 15 | ... | ||
| Rickets | 8 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | 21 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 52 | 47 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 179 | ... | ||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 41 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 79 | 71 | ||
| Tubercular Meningitis,Hydrocephalus | 18 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64 | 52 | ||
| Phthisis | 3 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 134 | 141 | 94 | 31 | 11 | 1 | ... | 513 | 13 | ||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 20 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 69 | 48 | ||
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | ||
| Angemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæemia | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 1 | ||
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ||
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||