Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Causes of death | Ages - Both Sexes | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year | 1-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65-74 | 75- | Totals | ||
M. | F. | |||||||||
All causes | 58 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 377 | 386 | 531 | 773 | 658 |
1. Tuberculosis, respiratory | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
2. Tuberculosis, other | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
3. Syphilitic disease | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
5. Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
6. Meningococcal infections | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
7. Acute poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
9. Other, infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 18 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 37 | 18 | 92 | 19 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 9 |
14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 65 | 52 |
15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
16. Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
17. Vascular lesions of nervous system | - | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | 31 | 68 | 42 | 79 |
18. Coronary disease, angina | - | - | - | - | 3 | 77 | 92 | 114 | 159 | 127 |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 19 |
20. Other heart disease | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 53 | 44 | 56 |
21. Other circulatory disease | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 20 | 45 |
22. Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
23. Pneumonia | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | 9 | 30 | 76 | 68 | 57 |
24. Bronchitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 35 | 40 | 71 | 32 |
25. Other diseases of respiratory system | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 6 |
27. Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
28. Nephritis and nephrosis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 7 | - |
30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
31. Congenital malformations | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 |
32. Other defined and ill defined diseases | 37 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 59 | 57 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
34. All other accidents | 1 | - | - | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 15 |
35. Suicide | - | - | - | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 |
36. Homicide and operations of war | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |