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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Deaths Registered from ai.l Causes for the Year, 1915-
| Cause of Death. | ages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | Total under 5 | * to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 55 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | Totals. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. General Diseases-con. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | persons |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 13 | 18 | |
| 51. Exopthalmic Goitre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 52. Addison's Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 53. Leucocythasmia Lympbadenoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 54. Anaemia, Chlorosis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 55. (a) Diabetes insipidus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Purpura | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| (d) Other General Diseases | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 56. Alcoholism (acute or chronic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 57. (a) Occupational Lead Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 58. Other Chronic Occupational Poisonings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 59. Other Chronic Poisonings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60. Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | 1 |
| 61. (a) Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| (b) Posterior Basil Meningitis | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| 62. Locomotor Ataxy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 63. Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 64. Cerebral Haemorrhage, Apoplexy | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 15 | - | 1 | 53 | 51 | 104 |
| 65. Softening of Brain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 66. Paralysis without specified cause | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 67. General Paralysis of the lnsare | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 2 | 19 | |
| 68. Other forms of Mental Alienation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 69. Epilepsy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 70. Convulsions (Non-puerperal; 5 years and over) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||
| 71. Infantile Convulsions (under 5 years) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 72. Chorea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 73. Hysteria, Neuralgia, Neuritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 74. Other Diseases of the Nervous System | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 75. Diseases of the Eyes and Annexa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 76. (a) Mastoid Disease | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | ||
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3. Diseases of the Circulatory System. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 77. Pericarditis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| 78. Acute Myocarditis and Endocarditis | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 17 | |
| 79. (a) Valvular Disease | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 57 | 92 | 149 | |
| (b) Fatty Degeneration of the Heart | - | - | -i | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | 21 | 27 | 48 |
| - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 107 | 118 | 225 | |
| 80. Angina Pectoris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 81. (a) Aneurysm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| (b) Arterial Sclerosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ] | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| (c) Other Diseases of Arteries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 82. (a) Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | - | ] | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| (b) Other Embolism and Thrombosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ] | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 83. Diseases of the Veins (Varices, Haemorrhoids, Phlebitis, etc.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 84. (a) Status Lymphaticus | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | |
| (6) Other Diseases of the Lymphatic System | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 85. Haemorrhage; other Diseases of the Circulatory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 4. Diseases of the Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 86. Diseases of the Nasal Fossa) | - | - | -| | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 87. Diseases of the Larynx | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 88. Diseases of the Thyroid Body | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 89. & 90. Bronchitis | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 49 | 9 | 19 | 168 | 154 | 322 | |
| 91. Broncho-Pneumonia | 29 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 53 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 69 | 144 |
| 92. (a) Lobar Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 43 | 28 | 71 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 55 | 61 | 116 | |
| 93. Pleurisy | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 11 | |