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St Pancras 1926

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

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Table: 'able No. 2. Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1926. Nots.—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.

'able No. 2. Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1926. Nots.—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 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.MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.FM.FM.F.M.F.M.FMF.M.FMF.M.F.M.F.Persons
1.—General Diseases.
1.Enteric Fever------------——--_-1-—-------1—1
2.Typhus Fever--------—-————------—-----—————
3.Relapsing Fever----------—-—---------—---—————
4.Malaria---------------11-1---—---——213
5.Small Pox—
(a) Vaccinated-------------------------------
(b) Not Vaccinated-------------------------—-—---
(c) Doubtful-------------------------—-—---
6.Measles1312179753726-2—--------------—-—372865
7.Scarlet Fever----1-1--------1---------—-—112
8.Whooping Cough4753221112-1—--------------—--111324
9.(a) Diphtheria1-3-226222------------------8412
(b) Croup--------------_----------------
10.Influenza-1-1---2-----121411-283111-1131629
11.Miliary Fever---------------------------—---
12.Asiatic Cholera---------------------------—---
13.Cholera Nostras---------------------------—---
14.Dysentery----------------2--2-------—224
15.Plague-----------------------—---—-—-
16Yellow Fever-------------------------------
17Leprosy-------------------------------
18.Erysipelas-----------1----1-1--22--1--538
19(a) Mumps-----l-1--------—----------—1—1
(6) German Measles----------1-----------------1-1
(c) Varicella---—--------------------------—
(d) Other Epidemic Diseases------------------------------—
20(a) Pyæmia------------------------------—
(b) Septicæmia-11----11-------------1-----213
(c) Vaccinia---—-----------------------—-—
21Glanders----------------------------—-—
22Anthrax (Splenic Fever)----------------------------—-—
23Rabies---—------------—-----------—-—
24Tetanus1-----1-----1---------------2-2
25Mycoses--------—----------------------
26Pellagra-------------------------------
27Beri-beri------------------------------—
28(a) Pulmonary Tuberculosis----------1112151616271023818681—1--10558163
(b) Phthisis (not defined as tuberculous)------------2-22--212-1-—---9312
29(a) Acute Phthisis---—---—----12-1------------134
(b) Acute Miliary Tuberculosis1--1--11-1------------------123
30Tuberculous Meningitis121-2446-2------------------4812
31(a) Tabes Mesenterica---------1--------1---------112
(b) Other peritoneal & intestinal tubercle---—2-2--------1-2----------235
32. Tuberculosis of Spinal Column------------1--_----1--—----2-2
33. Tuberculosis of Joints------------------------------—
34(a.) Lupus------------------------------—
(b) Scrofula-----------------------—------_-
(c) Tuberculosis of other Organs---------11-----1----1--1---325
35Disseminated Tuberculosis---------------1----12-—----224
36.Rickets, Softening of Bones--1---1---------------------1-1
37.Syphilis-1-----11—12."--224
38. Other Venereal Diseases-----------------------------——
39.Cancer of the Buccal Cavity------------------6-101434---24428
40.,, Stomach, Liver, &c.-----1-1-_----21228425916774-2603090
41,, Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum------------1-1-212776117-5--242650
42.„ Female Genital Organs-----------------9-11-9-5-4---3838
43.,, Breast---------------2---8-6-8-3-1-2828
44.,, Skin----------------------1------11
45.Cancer of other or unspecified Organs----1111-----22--466318410456-422466
46.Other Tumours (situation undefined)-------------------1311l-1--448
47.Rheumatic Fever------------1-21-1-1-1-11---6410
48.(a) Chronic Rheumatism--------------------1-----1--33
(b)Osteo-Arthritis------------------1---1-1-2--55
(e) Gout----------------------1-----_1-1
9. Scurvy-------------------------------