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St Pancras 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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48
CONSUMPTION
(PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS*.
Deaths from Consumption.
The number of deaths in St. Pancras from the pulmonary form of Tuberculosis
during each of the last ten years, at several ages, has been as
follows :—
| Year. | Under 5. | 5—15. | 15—65. | Over 65. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 5 | 7 | 390 | 24 | 426 |
| 1904 | 10 | 15 | 397 | 18 | 440 |
| 1905 | 13 | 10 | 313 | 17 | 353 |
| 1906 | 13 | 12 | 359 | 17 | 401 |
| 1907 | 8 | 5 | 340 | 23 | 376 |
| 1908 | 14 | 5 | 329 | 14 | 362 |
| 1909 | 15 | 5 | 339 | 15 | 374 |
| 1910 | 4 | 4 | 266 | 23 | 297 |
| 1911 | 6 | 301 | 21 | 30 | |
| 1912 | 4 | 6 | 295 | 21 | 326 |
During the past year the following have been the number of deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis at several ages of life :—
| Tubercular Diseases, 1912. | AGES. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5. | 5—15. | 15—65. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 3 | 4 | 242 | 17 | 266 | 326 |
| Phthisis (not defined as Tuberculosis) | 1 | 48 | 3 | 52 | ||
| Acute Phthisis | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| ,, Miliary Tuberculosis | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 16 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 31 | 6 | 2 | — | 39 | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Peritoneal and Intestinal Tubercle | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Tuberculosis of Spinal Column | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| „ Joints | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Lupus | — | — | — | - | ||
| Scrofula | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Tuberculosis of Other Organs | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | |
| Disseminated Tuberculosis | - | — | 2 | — | 2 | |