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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION—1948
| Ages—Both Sexes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 91 | 10 | 8 | 135 | 422 | 930 | 871 | 725 |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping cough | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | — | — | 40 | 35 | 15 | 62 | 28 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 8. Syphilitic diseases | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| 9. Influenza | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 10. Measles | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 11. Ac. poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. Ac. infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13. Cancer—buccal cavity and Oesoph (M) ; Uterus (F) | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| 14. Cancer—stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 27 | 32 | 17 |
| 15. Cancer—breast | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 11 | — | 31 |
| 16. Cancer—all other sites | — | — | — | 12 | 79 | 123 | 135 | 79 |
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 18. Intracranial vascular lesions | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | 126 | 71 | 89 |
| 19. Heart diseases | — | — | — | 21 | 87 | 270 | 184 | 194 |
| 20. Other circulatory diseases | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 76 | 50 | 48 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 2 | — | _ | 1 | 25 | 66 | 63 | 31 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 21 | 50 | 43 | 39 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 24. Ulcer—stomach or duodenum | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 1 |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| 28. Nephritis | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 30. Other maternal causes | ||||||||
| 31. Premature birth | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 |
| 32. Congenital malformations, birth injury and infant diseases | 47 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 26 | 24 |
| 33. Suicide | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 5 |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 34 |
| 36. All other causes | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 48 | 33 |