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St Pancras 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Table 3a—
Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1900—
| AGES. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 15 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards. | Totals, | Total under 5 yrs. | |
| V.— Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 118 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 118 | 118 |
| Atelectasis | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 5 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 51 | 109 | 53 | 218 | ... |
| VI.— Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| 1.— Diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes . | 26 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 74 | 52 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 60 | 33 | 3 | 173 | ... |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 45 | ... |
| Epilepsy | ... | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ... | 32 | 2 | |
| Convulsions | 64 | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 74 | 73 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Disease of spinal Cord , Paraplegin, Paralysis Agitans | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 5 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 2 |
| 2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense, (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||
| Pericarditis | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | ... | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 9 | ... | 107 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 51 | 55 | 67 | 22 | 2 | 266 | 8 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ... | ... | 15 | ... |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | 13 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 |
| 4.—Diseases of Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 |
| Croup | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 56 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 81 | 105 | 51 | 11 | 398 | 92 |
| Pneumonia | 114 | 90 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 46 | 19 | 47 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 439 | 204 |
| Pleurisy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 |
| 5.—Diseases of Digestive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 9 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 14 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diseases of Stomach | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 15 |
| Enteritis | 87 | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 108 | 94 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 15 | 2 |
| Peritonitis | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 39 | 4 |
| Ascites | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | ... | 49 | 1 |
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 13 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 35 | 19 |
| 6,—Diseases of Lymphatic System. | |||||||||||||
| (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| 7.—Disease of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use. | |||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| 8.—Diseases of Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Bright's Disease, Albuminuria | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 5 | ... | 63 | ... |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | ... |
| Other Diseases of the Urinary System | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | 17 | 1 |