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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year, 1892. 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 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 & upwards | Totals | Under 5 years | ||
| to | to | to | to | to | to | to | to | to | to | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 | |||||
| 1.—Specific Febrile, or Zymotic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Small pox. | ||||||||||||||
| Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Unvaccinated | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Measles | 45 | 170 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 229 | 215 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 44 | 19 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 67 | 47 | ||
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | 50 | 88 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 147 | 138 | ||
| Diphtheria | 9 | 74 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 114 | 83 | |
| Simple Continued & Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | ... | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 26 | 1 | |
| Other Miasmatic Diseases | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 1.53 | 14 | |
| 2.—Diarrhceal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Simple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 112 | 16 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 139 | 128 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 16 | |
| Gonorrhoea, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6.—Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Krysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ... | |||
| Pyaemia, Septicemia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 3 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | |
| 11.—Parasitic Diseases, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic | ||||||||||||||
| Diseases | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal | ||||||||||||||
| Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| III.—Dietic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 16 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 16 | |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | ... | |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 2 | i | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | |
| IV.—Constitutional Diseases. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 23 | ... | |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | • •• | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | |||
| Rickets | 6 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 24 | ... | 55 | 49 | 17 | 1 | 192 | 1 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 43 | 16 | 7 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 72 | 59 | |
| Tubercular M eningitis,Hydrocephalus | 17 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55 | 42 | |
| Phthisis | 5 | 3 | 11 | 62 | 122 | 119 | 85 | 43 | 8 | ... | ... | 458 | 8 | |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 25 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 67 | 45 | |
| Purpura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 15 | ... | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |