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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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INQUESTS AND POST-MORTEMS,
| Number of inquests held during the year:— | |
| Males | 196 |
| Females | 107 |
| Total | 303 |
| Number of bodies received:— | — |
| Males | 117 |
| Females | 84 |
| Total | 201 |
| Number of Post-mortems held:— | — |
| Males | 89 |
| Females | 54 |
| Total | 143 |
INQUESTS.
In the following table will be found the causes of death, as certified by the Coroner; they are also further classified into age-periods: —
| Causes. | Under 1 year. | 1—5 years. | 5—15 years. | 15—25 years. | 25—65 years. | 65 and over. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 58 | |
| Pneumonia | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Other causes | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 21 | 7 | 43 |
| — | 4 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 52 | |
| Burns and Scalds | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Railway | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Fall | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| Other causes* | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 5 | 30 | |
| — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | |
| Totals | 31 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 146 | 71 | 303 |
* Includes 1 case of coal gas poisoning.
† „ 7 cases ,, ,,
‡ „ 3 „ „ „
Section V.-SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DISTRICT.
SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH.
Inspections.—Altogether 66,541 inspections were made in 1925 by the staff of Inspectors
and Visitors. These consisted of 477 initial inspections and 34,064 re-inspections.