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St Pancras 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: SYPHILIS.In the following table are given the age and sex distribution of deaths certified during 1920 as due to (a)declared syphilis,(b)locomotor ataxy and general paralysis of the insane, which are believed by most experts to be late manifestations of the disease, and(c)aortic aneurysm, which many authorities now consider to be at any rate frequently caused by it:—

SYPHILIS.

In the following table are given the age and sex distribution of deaths certified during 1920 as due to (a)declared syphilis,(b)locomotor ataxy and general paralysis of the insane, which are believed by most experts to be late manifestations of the disease, and(c)aortic aneurysm, which many authorities now consider to be at any rate frequently caused by it:—

0—11—55—1515—2525—3535—4545—5555—6565—7575—8585 up.Total Males.0—11—55—1515—2525—3535—4545—5555—6565—7575—8585 up.Total Females.Total Persons.
Syphilis91———12————136———1—-1———821
Locomotor ataxy—————22—1——5-———————————5
General paralysis of the insane————253————10————————————10
Aortic aneurysm—————1142——8—————2——21—513

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CANCER.
299 deaths were registered during 1920 as due to cancer, under the various names of
cancer, carcinoma, epithelioma, scirrhus, sarcoma, &c.
This is equal to a death-rate of 1.28 per 1,000 population, and 1.29 per 1,000
civil population.

Table: The sex distribution of the deaths and death-rates is shown in the following table:—

The sex distribution of the deaths and death-rates is shown in the following table:—

Sex.No. of Deaths.Death-rates per 1,000 males or females living (based on 1911 Census),
Males1501.38
Females1491.31
Both Sexes2991.34

Table: The deaths registered as due to cancer are set out in the following table for the past 13 years: —

The deaths registered as due to cancer are set out in the following table for the past 13 years: —

Sex,190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919Average for 12 years.1920
Males—————127127120125135125114—150
Females—————158140138142146144131—149
Both Sexes288232266274247285267258267231269245265299