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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 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year, 1901—continued.
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| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 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 | Totals | Tolal under 5 years | ||
| 1ll. — Dietic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | • •• | • •• | • • • | ttt | ttt | • t t | ttt | ttt | ttt | ttt | ttt | ttt | ... | ||
| Scurvy | • •• | • • • | • • • | ttt | ttt | ttt | t t | t t • | ttt | • • • | ttt | ttt | ttt | ... | |
| Intern- perance | Chronic Alcoholism | tat | • • t | ••• | ttt | ttt | 2 , | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ttt | t t | 11 | ... |
| Dolirium Tremens | • • • | • • • | • • • | • | t • • | 1 | 2 | 2 | ttt | • | • • t | ttt | 5 | ... | |
| IV..—constitutional Diseases.* | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 17 | 2 | |
| Rheumatism | ... | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Gout | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | |
| Rickets | 4 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 10 | |
| Cancer | • • • | 1 | • • • | ... | 1 | 6 | 19 | 44 | 67 | 44 | 17 | 1 | 200 | 1 | |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | • • • | • • • | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | |
| Diabetus Mellitus | • • • | • • • | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 17 | ... | |
| Other and undefined Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 111 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 111 | 111 | |
| Atelectasis | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 6 | |
| Cyanosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Spina Bifida | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Imperforate Anus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cleft Palate, Harelip | ... | • • • | ... | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Congenital Defects | 11 | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | |
| Old | • • • | ... | 11 | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 46 | 123 | 51 | 226 | ... | |
| VI.— Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||||
| 1.—Diseases of the Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 23 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 76 | 50 | |
| Apoplexy | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 114 | 2 | |
| Softening of Brain | ... | • • • | ... | • • • | 1 | • • • | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 41 | ... | |
| Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | • • • | ... | ... | • • • | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 53 | ... | |
| Paralysis Agitans | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of the Insane | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 29 | ... | |
| Chorea | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epilepsy | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | 34 | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 51 | 12 | 2 | ... | 1 | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66 | 63 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | 1 | 1 | • • • | ... | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia | • • • | • • • | .... | l | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | 22 | ... | |
| Other and undefined Diseases of Brain and Nervous System | 1 | • • • | • • • | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | 1 | |
| 2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. | |||||||||||||||
| tr wr Otitis, Otorrhœa | 2 | • • • | ••• | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | |
| Epistaxis and Disease of Nose | ... | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ophthalmia and Disease of Eye | ... | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 3.—Diseases of Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||
| Endocarditis, Valvular Diseases | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 126 | 1 | |
| Pericarditis | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | ... | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Angina Pectoris | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | • • • | |
| Syncope | 4 | • • • | .. | • • • | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | 4 | |
| Aneurism | • • • | • • • | t • • | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | |
| Senile Gangrene | • • • | • • • | ... | ... | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Embolism, Thrombosis | • • • | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | ... | |
| Phlebitis | • • • | • • • | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Varicose Veins | • • • | ... | ... | • • • | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other and undefined Diseases of Heart and Circulatory System | • • • | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 52 | 60 | 21 | 5 | 231 | 1 | |