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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 2—
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. Heart Disease | M | 308 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 68 | 107 | 94 |
| F | 292 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 84 | 117 | |
| 17. Aneurysm | M | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | M | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| F | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 27 | |
| 19. Bronchitis | M | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 18 |
| F | 46 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | |
| 20. Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 98 | 19 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 11 |
| F | 87 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 21 | |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | M | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | M | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — |
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | |
| 23. Diarrhœa, etc. | M | 38 | 33 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 22 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 Appendicitis | M | 11 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| F | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | M | 33 | 2 | 2 | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| F | 27 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 35 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| F | 34 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | F | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, | M | 30 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malformations, etc. | F | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |