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St Pancras 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Table 3a.—con.
Deaths r egistered from all c auses during the y ear 1898—
| AGES. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0to 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 | .0 ana upward* | Total. | under 5 years. | |
| Premature Birth | 164 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 164 | 164 |
| Atelectasis | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
| Old Ape | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 45 | 23 | 41 | 214 | ... |
| vi.—Local diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.—Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes. | 34 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 85 | 68 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 59 | 26 | 8 | 199 | 2 | |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 71 | ... |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 27 | ... |
| Convulsions | 62 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 71 | 69 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 2.—Organs of Special Sense, (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| 3.— Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | ... |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | ... | 6 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 121 | ••• |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 160 | 5 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | ... |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | 10 | 1 |
| Other Diseasesof Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| 4.—Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 4 |
| Croup | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 14 | ••• |
| Bronchitis | 131 | 112 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 76 | 95 | 52 | 9 | 556 | 243 |
| Pneumonia | 22 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 3 | ... | 159 | 48 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 18 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | j | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | |||
| 5.—bigeslive Systemi | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 25 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 | 34 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 21 | 9 |
| Enteritis | 116 | 22 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 145 | 138 |
| Obstructive Disoasesof Intestine | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ... | 31 | 6 |
| Peritonitis | ... | 1 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 40 | 1 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| CirrhosiB of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 2 |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 10 | 2 |
| Other Diseasesof Digestive System. | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 |
| 6.—Lymphatic System (e.g.,of Lymphatics and of Spleen) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 7.—Gland.like Organs of Uncertain Use {e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Nephritis | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | ... | 50 | ... |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 5 | ... | 59 | ... |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ... | 15 | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary Systern | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | ... |