London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION
| Causes of death | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Totals M F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 86 | 20 | 10 | 177 | 501 | 1,012 | 1.020 | 786 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | — | 1 | — | — | _ | _ | 1 | _ |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ |
| 4. Whooping cough | 3 | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 2 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | - |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | — | 1 | 55 | 53 | 8 | 87 | 30 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 9. Influenza | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10. Measles | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 |
| 11. Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 12. Ac. infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13. Cancer—buccal cavity and Oesoph (M); Uterus (F) | _ | - | - | - | 14 | 22 | 15 | 21 |
| 14. Cancer—stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 22 |
| 15. Cancer—breast | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 16. Cancer—all other sites | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 87 | 106 | 129 | 78 |
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 18. Intracranial vascular lesions | 1 | — | — | 2 | 38 | 112 | 81 | 72 |
| 19. Heart diseases | — | — | — | 13 | 82 | 304 | 207 | 192 |
| 20. Other circulatory diseases | — | — | — | — | 12 | 46 | 28 | 30 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | 3 | 31 | 110 | 93 | 52 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 61 | 65 | 48 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| 24. Ulcer—stomach or duodenum | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 8 | 21 | 4 |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | _ | 21 | 5 |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| 28. Nephritis | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
| 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — | 3 | — | _ | _ | 3 |
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | — | — | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 2 |
| 31. Premature birth | 7 | — | _ | _ | _ | - | 3 | 4 |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injurv and infant diseases | 25 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 21 | 10 |
| 33. Suicide | — | — | _ | 3 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 4 |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 40 | 39 | 48 |
| 36. All other causes | 5 | 2 | — | 18 | 29 | 75 | 75 | 54 |