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 1946
[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 | 96 | 18 | 8 | 169 | 457 | 969 | 946 | 771 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping cough | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | — | — | 51 | 30 | 11 | 59 | 33 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 9. Influenza | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 10. Measles | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 11. Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. Ac. infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| 13. Cancer—buccal cavity and Oesoph (M); Uterus (F) | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 9 |
| 14. Cancer—stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 18 |
| 15. Cancer—breast | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 6 | — | 25 |
| 16. Cancer—all other sites | — | — | — | 10 | 72 | 93 | 108 | 67 |
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 18. Intracranial vascular lesions | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 91 | 58 | 68 |
| 19. Heart diseases | — | — | _ | 12 | 80 | 349 | 210 | 231 |
| 20. Other circulatory diseases | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 41 | 33 | 24 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 104 | 108 | 59 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 7 | 5 | — | 6 | 31 | 67 | 62 | 54 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| 24. Ulcer—stomach or duodenum | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 1 |
| 25. Diarrhœa (under 2 years) | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| 28. Nephritis | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 22 | 23 | 11 |
| 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis . . | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 31. Premature birth | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury and infant diseases . . | 32 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 14 |
| 33. Suicide | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 28 |
| 36. All other causes | 4 | — | 1 | 18 | 20 | 55 | 54 | 44 |