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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 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 | |||||||
| 70 | 8 | 16 | 134 | 488 | 1,058 | 960 | 814 | |
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Cerebro-spinal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | — | 1 | 31 | 43 | 23 | 67 | 32 | |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
| — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| 9. Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| 10. Measles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 12. Ac. infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13. Cancer—buccal cavity and Oesoph (M); Uterus (F) | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 20 |
| 14. Cancer—stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 35 | 33 | 20 |
| 15. Cancer—breast | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 35 |
| 16. Cancer—all other sites | — | — | 16 | 86 | 117 | 119 | 101 | |
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | |
| 18. Intracranial vascular lesions | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | 123 | 73 | 89 |
| 19. Heart diseases | — | — | — | 15 | 98 | 340 | 237 | 216 |
| — | — | — | — | 23 | 70 | 52 | ||
| 1 | —_ | 2 | 36 | 84 | 83 | 44 | ||
| 8 | — | 2 | 5 | 26 | 77 | 60 | 58 | |
| — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 16 | 4 | ||
| — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 6 | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | i | |
| — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 13 | |
| — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 18 | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 31. Premature birth | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| 32 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 19 | 16 | |
| 33. Suicide | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 17 | 8 | |
| 34. Road traffic accidents | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 2 | — | 3 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 18 |
| 36. All other causes | 7 | 9 | 26 | 45 | 41 | |||
* Diarrhoea at ages 2 years and over is included under No. 27.