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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 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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D eaths Registered from all Causes during the Y ear 1891
| 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 ana up. wards | Total | Under 5 years| | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 152 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 152 | 152 |
| Atelectasis | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 |
| Congenital Malformations | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | 13 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 61 | 96 | 51 | 211 | ... |
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 30 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 77 | 55 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 21 | 32 | 61 | 87 | 48 | 10 | 263 | ... |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 1 | ... | 54 | ... |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | ... | 36 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 67 | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 80 | 78 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 9 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 16 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, | |||||||||||||
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2.— Organs of Special Sense | |||||||||||||
| 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 11 | 2 | |
| 3.— Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 65 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 44 | 52 | 19 | 3 | 219 | 2 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | ... | 13 | ... |
| 4.—Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 5 |
| Croup | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 180 | 135 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 74 | 140 | 168 | 96 | 19 | 890 | 315 | |
| Pneumonia | 21 | 49 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 305 | 73 |
| Pleurisy | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | 51 | 17 |
| 5.—Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 17 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29 | 29 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 11 |
| Enteritis | 12 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 15 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| Peritonitis | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ... | ... | 44 | 9 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | ... | ... | 34 | ... |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ... | 33 | 7 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 41 | 32 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 7.-Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use. | |||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 8.—Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 32 | ... |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | ... | 60 | ... |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 |