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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 2.—
Note.—The deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the Borough are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the Borough are included'.
| Cause of Death. | Ages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | Total under 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 and upwards. | Totals. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1.—General Diseases. | 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. Enteric Fever | _– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2. Typhus Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3. Relapsing Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4. Malaria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 5. Small Pox— | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Vaccinated | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (b) Not Vaccinated | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| (c) Doubtful | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6. Measles | 7 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 47 | 5 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 54 | 53 | 107 |
| 7. Scarlet Fever | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 8. Whooping Cough | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 9. (a) Diphtheria | – | – | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 7 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| (b) Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10. Influenza | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 70 | 142 |
| 11. Miliary Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12. Asiatic Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13. Cholera Nostras | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14. Dysentery | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15. Plague | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16. Yellow Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17. Leprosy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18. Erysipelas | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 19.(a) Mumps | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (b) German Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (c) Varicella | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (d) Other Epidemic Dieases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20. (a) Pyæmia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| (b) Septicæmia | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| (c) Vaccinia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21. Glanders | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22. Anthrax (Splenic Fever) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23. Rabies | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24. Tetanus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25. Mycoses | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 26. Pellagra | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 27. Beri-Beri | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28. (a) Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 153 | 89 | 242 |
| (b) Phthisis (not defined as tuberculous) | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 29. (a) Acute Phthisis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| (b) Acute Miliary Tuberculosis | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 30. Tuberculous Meningitis | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 31. (a) Tabes Mesenterica | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (b) Other peritoneal & intestinal tubercle | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 32. Tuberculosis of Spinal Column | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 33. Tuberculosis of Joints | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 |
| 34. (a) Lupus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (b) Scrofula | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (c) Tuberculosis of other Organs | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 35. Disseminated Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 36. Rickets, Softening of Bones | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 37. Syphilis | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 38. Other Venereal Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 39. Cancer of the Buccal Cavity | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7 | – | 7 | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| 40. ,, Stomach, Liver, &c. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 63 | 31 | 94 |
| 41. „ Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | – | 1 | 32 | 29 | 61 |
| 42. ,, Female Genital Organs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 10 | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 33 | 33 |
| 43. ,, Breast | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 6 | – | 7 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| 44. ,, Skin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 45. Cancer of other or unspecified Organs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 36 | 21 | 57 |
| 46. Other Tumours (situation undefined) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 47. Rheumatic Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 48. (a) Chronic Rheumatism | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| (b) Osteo-Arthritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| (c) Gout | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 49. Scurvy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |