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St Pancras 1924

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

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Table: Table No. 2.Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1924.Note.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the Borongh are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the Borough are included.

Table No. 2.

Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1924.

Note.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the Borongh 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 11 to 22 to 5Total under 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwards.Totals.
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.PER SONS
1.—General Diseases.
1. Enteric Fever--------------11------------112
2. Typhus Fever-------------------------------
3. Relapsing Fever-------------------------------
4. Malaria-------------------------------
5. Small Pox—
(a) Vaccinated-------------------------------
(b) Not Vaccinated-------------------------------
(c) Doubtful-------------------------------
6. Measles7814131017312821---1---------1----334174
7. Scarlet Fever--1126371---1---------------5712
8. Whooping Cough6711847212211---1--------------222446
9, (a) Diphtheria---1979821-1-----1----------111122
(b) Croup-------------------------------
10. Influenza24322177---21-42139458584721384280
11. Miliary Fever-------------------------------
12. Asiatic Cholera-------------------------------
13. Cholera Nostras-------------------------------
14. Dysentery------------------11--11----224
15. Plague-------------------------------
16. Yellow Fever-------------------------------
17. Leprosy-------------------------------
18. Erysipelas2-1---3---------1-----------4-4
19. (a) Mumps----1-1---------------1-----2-2
(b) German Measles-------------------------------
(c) Varicella-------------------------------
(d) Other Epidemic Diseases-------------------------------
20. (a) Pyæmia----------1----------1--1---213
(b) Septicæmia--------------1-2--21----1--437
(c) Vaccinia-------------------------------
21. Glanders------------------------------
22. Anthrax (Splenic Fever)-------------------------------
23. Rabies-------------------------------
24. Tetanus--------------------1-------1-1
25. Mycoses---------------------1-------11
26. Pellagra-------------------------------
27. Beri-beri-------------------------------
28. (a) Pulmonary Tuberculosis-----2-2--211422201824183618216104---112790217
(b) Phthisis (not defined as tuberculous)---------1---2-31-21--------3710
29. (a) Acute Phthisis-------------1-2-23---------358
(b) Acute Miliary Tuberculosis---11-11---11--------1------235
30. Tuberculous Meningitis21124376-----1---1----1-----8816
31. (a) Tabes Mesenterica----1-1---------------------1-1
(b) Other peritoneal & intestinal tubercle----1-1------2-----1---1----1-1
32. Tuberculosis of Spinal Column----------1111-----1--------235
33. Tuberculosis of Joints-------------------------------
34. (a) Lupus-------------------------------
(b) Scrofula-------------------------------
(c) Tuberculosis of other Organs---------1----------1-------112
35. Disseminated Tuberculosis------------1----1----------112
36. Rickets, Softening of Bones-----1-1---------------------11
37. Syphilis11---21------21312-2--1----11415
38. Other Venereal Diseases-------------------------------
39. Cancer of the Buccal Cavity------------------2-417-2-1-16117
40. ,, Stomach, Liver, &c---------------141552191315115-1543791
41. ,, Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum-----------------2327127647-3213253
42. „ Female Genital Organs-----------------6-18-17-5-1---4747
43. ,, Breast-----------------2-10-9-4-2-1-2828
41. ,, Skin------------------2-3-2-----7-7
45. Cancer of other or unspecified Organs------------212-14721029644-1352055
46. Other Tumours (situation undefined)-------------------------------
47. Rheumatic Fever----------2-----1---11------415
48. (a) Chronic Rheumatism-----------------------1-----11
(b) Osteo-Arthritis-------------------------------
(c) Gout-------------------------------
49. Scurvy-------------------------------