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St Pancras 1923

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

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Table: The Principal causes of death during the yers are stated in the following tabel,and for comparison,the figuures for the previoun 10 yers are also given:-

The Principal causes of death during the yers are stated in the following tabel,and for comparison,the figuures for the previoun 10 yers are also given:-

Diseases.19131914191.S1916'91719181919192019211922Average for 10 years.1923
Heart Disease305358439375404389370442435461398394
Cancer285251258267281269245299290302275319
Tuberculosis—All forms392432500423441485311312304315395272
Bronchitis338250322290250228301236276308280223
Pneumonia34'311331232254376179197173265266201
Premature Birth, Debility and Congenital Defects191164187176144132162201149134164134
Injuries14815015°1121251191089288127122113
Cerebral Hemorrhage, Embolism, and Apoplexy1161411691191161319198126120123112
Nephritis and Bright's Disease10111213210310498619560679379
Diarrhoea and Enteritis148142114729756685498479061
Whooping Cough36405239278076038294228
Influenza4213353521700260465714213524
Diphtheria and Croup193°24232531213351443020
Puerperal Fever275452984459
Rheumatic Fever6101177876161598
Pleurisy12511131014912710108
Measles36S3634211875156523107605
Erysipelas10911331191231284
Scarlet Fever61922847511120113
Enteric Fever.,648565213143

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This analysis shows a decrease in deaths from the respiratory diseases—bronchitis,
pneumonia and pleurisy; the deaths from heart disease were about the average ; those from
cancer show a further increase. Deaths from infectious diseases of all forms were very few
in number, and it is chiefly due to this factor that the death-rate for the year is so low.
The deaths during the year are fully classified for causes, age, and sex in Table 2 on
page 87.
For purposes of comparison the death-rates for England and Wales, the County of
London, the Metropolitan Boroughs, and certain of the large towns, are given in Table 5 on
page 93.
It will be noticed that 21 Metropolitan Boroughs have a lower and six a higher deathrate
than St. Pancras.
Of the total 2,585 St. Pancras deaths which occurred during the year, 1,549 took place
in Public Institutions, either within or without the Borough; this equals a proportion of 60 per
cent, of the total deaths.