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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION
AGES - BOTH SEXES
| CAUSES OF DEATH | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 25 | 25 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | SEX. TOTALS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | |||||||||
| All causes | 74 | 23 | 24 | 64 | 264 | 569 | 1037 | 1110 | 945 | |
| 1. | Typhoid and Paratyphoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. | Cerebro Spinal Fever | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. | Whooping Cough | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
| 5. | Diphtheria | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
| 6. | Tuberc. of Resp. Syst. | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 24 | 82 | 31 |
| 7. | Other Tuberculosis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8. | Syphilitic Diseases | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| 9. | Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| 10. | Measles | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 11. | Ac. Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. | Ac. Infectious Encephalitis (Lethargic) | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13. | Cancer, Buccal Cavity and Oesphagus (M) | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 10 | |
| Uterus (F) | ||||||||||
| 14. | Cancer, Stomach and Duodenum | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 21 |
| 15. | Cancer, Breast | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| l6. | Cancer, All other sites | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | 67 | 88 | 105 | 63 |
| 17. | Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 18. | Intracranial Vascular Lesions | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 68 | 43 | 58 |
| 19. | Heart Diseases | - | - | - | 4 | 13 | 76 | 321 | 200 | 214 |
| 20. | Other circulatory Diseases | - | - ' | - | 5 | 18 | 37 | 27 | 33 | |
| 21. | Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 82 | 84 | |
| 22. | Pneumonia | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 95 | 85 | 68 |
| 23. | Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| 24. | Ulcer, Stomach & Duodenum | — | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 8 |
| 25. | Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
| 26. | Appendicitis | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 27. | Other Digestive Diseases | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 19 |
| 28. | Nephritis | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 29. | Puerperal and Post Abortive Sepsis | — | — | — | _ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 30. | Other Maternal Causes | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 31. | Premature Birth | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 |
| 32. | Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 17 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |
| 33. | Suicide | -— | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 8 | 3 |
| 34. | Road Traffic Accidents | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 7 |
| 35. | Other Violent Causes | 6 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 104 | 96 | 66 | 163 | 157 |
| 36. | All other Causes | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 102 | 82 | 78 |
| Erysipelas (included in 36 above) | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||