Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.
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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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |