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St Pancras 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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Table 3 a.
Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1895.
Note .—The Deatli3 of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are inoluded.
| AGES | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 & upwards | Totals | Under 5 years | ||
| I. | -Specific Febrile, ok Zymotic Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Smallpox. | 1.—Miasmatic Diseases. Vaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Unvaccinated | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| No Statement | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | 30 | 166 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 217 | 205 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 31 | 13 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51 | 34 | |||
| Typhus ,, | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping- Cough | 45 | 41 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 86 | 86 | |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 81 | 40 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 131 | 86 | |
| Simple Continued & Ill-defined Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 1 | ... | 8 | 10 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Other Miasmatic Diseases (Influenza) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 115 | 10 | |
| 2.—Diarrhceal Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Bimple Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery | 158 | 37 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 218 | 195 | |
| 3.—Malarial Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Ague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 4.—Zoogenous Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Cowpox and Effects of Vaccination | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Diseases (e.g.. Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever) | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| 5.—Venereal Diseases | ||||||||||||||
| Syphilis . | 11 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 15 | |
| Gonorrhœa, Stricture of Urethra | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| 6.—Septic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Pysemia, Septicaemia | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ||
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | |
| ii.—Parasitic Diseases, | ||||||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| III.—Dietic Diseases. | ||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 13 | |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chronic Alcoholism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | 27 | ... | |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | |
| iy.—Constitutional Diseases. Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | |
| Rickets | 8 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ||
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 22 | 46 | 48 | 16 | 2 | ... | |||
| Tabes Mesenterica | 31 | 11 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 42 | |
| Tubercular Meningitis,Hydrocephalus | 25 | 40 | 13 | ... | 4 | ... | ''' | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 83 | ||
| Phthisis | 5 | 3 | 10 | 55 | 106 | 108 | 67 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 131 | |||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula | 23 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | / 2 | 47 | ||
| Purpura, Hemorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||
| Antenna, Chlorosis, I.eucorythæmia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ||
| Glycosuria. Diabetes Mellitus | ... | ••• | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |