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St Pancras 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 2.
REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S SHORT LIST OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE IN THE METROPOLIAN BOROUGH OF
ST. PANCRAS, 1932.
| causes of death. | Sex. | All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| all causes | M | 1321 | 106 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 77 | 161 | 269 | 322 | 233 |
| F | 1238 | 82 | 29 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 58 | 71 | 99 | 193 | 284 | 334 | |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 2. Measles | M | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | M | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Whooping Cough | M | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Diphtheria | M | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 7 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Influenza | M | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| F | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 1 | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Cerebro spinal Fever | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | 108 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 58 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| F | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 11. Syphilis | M | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
| 12. General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| 13. Cancer, Malignant Disease | M | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 67 | 22 |
| F | 194 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 45 | 64 | 33 | |
| 14. Diabetes | M | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| f | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | |
| 15. Cerebral Hemorrhage, etc. | M | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 11 |
| F | 25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 |