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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1895—
| 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 | 86 and upwards | Total. | Under 5 years | |
| V.—Developmental Diseases. Premature Birth.. | 149 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 149 | 149 |
| Atelectasis | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 39 | 128 | 38 | 207 | ... |
| VI.—Local Diseases. | |||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 76 | 31 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 148 | 2 | |
| Insanity, Genl. Paralysis of tlie Insane | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 56 | ... |
| Epilepsy | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | |
| Convulsions | 44 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 52 | 51 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm o Glottis) | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 8 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans . | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 8 |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 17 | |
| 2.—Organs of Special Sense (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 4 | |
| 3.— Circulatory System. Pericarditis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... |
| Acute Endocarditis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Valvular Diseases of Heart | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 26 | 13 | l | 130 | 2 |
| Other Diseases of Heart | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 190 | 12 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Embolism, Thrombosis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Other Diseases of Blood Vessels | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ... | 17 | ... | |
| 4.—Respiratory System. | |||||||||||||
| Laryngitis | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 7 |
| Croup | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 2 |
| Emphysema, Asthma | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | ... | |
| Bronchitis. | 153 | 108 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 55 | 93 | 127 | 73 | 8 | 661 | 261 |
| Pneumonia | 19 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 5 | ... | 156 | 46 |
| Pleurisy | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ... | 21 | 1 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .. | 34 | 16 |
| 5.—Lfigestive System. | |||||||||||||
| Dentition | 31 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46 | 46 |
| Sore Throat, Quinsey | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Diseases of Stomach | 3 | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | 6 | ||
| Enteritis | 21 | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 35 | 27 |
| Obstructive Diseases of Intestine | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 31 | 7 |
| Peritonitis | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 34 | 6 |
| Ascites | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | ... | 28 | ... | ||
| Jaundice and other Diseases of Liver | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | |
| Other Diseases of Digestive System | 50 | 15 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | 83 | 65 |
| 6.—Lymphatic System (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 7.—Gland-like Organs of Uncertain Use (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease) | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| 8.— Urinary System. | |||||||||||||
| Nephritis | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | ... | 31 | 1 |
| Bright.'s Disease, -Albuminuria | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17| | 15 | 7 | 2 | ... | 55 | 1 |
| Disease of Bladder or of Prostate | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 | ... | |
| Other DiReas«s of the Urinarv System | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ... | 21 | 1 | |