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St Pancras 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]

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Table: Table No. 2. Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1917.Note.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the Borough are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the Borough are included.

Table No. 2. Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year 1917.

Note.—The Deaths of Non-Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the Borough are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the Borough are included.

Cause of Death.AGES.
0 to 11 to 22 to 6Total under 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwards.Totals.
M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.MF.MF.MF.MF.MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.PERSONS
1.—General Diseases. 1. Enteric Fever-----------1--1111----------336
2. Typhus ,,-------------------------------
3. Relapsing Fever-------------------------------
4. Malaria----------------1-----------1-1
5. Small Pox- fa) Vaccinated-------------------------------
(b) Not Vaccinated-------------------------------
(c) Doubtful-------------------------------
6. Measles151518192617595153------------------6454118
7. Scarlet Fever----3-3--1------------------314
8. Whooping Cough8633161215--------------------121527
9, (a) Diphtheria-111758737------------------111425
(b) Croup-------------------------------
10. Influenza---------1------3111-4---4--81321
11. Miliary Fever-------------------------------
12. Asiatic Cholera-------------------------------
13. Cholera Nostras-------------------------------
14. Dysentery--------------1211312224-2-191322
15. Plague-------------------------------
16. Yellow Fever-------------------------------
17. Leprosy-------------------------------
18. Erysipelas-1-----1----------1--1------123
19. (a) Mumps-------------------------------
(b) German Measles1---1-1---------------------1-1
(c) Varicella-------------------------------
(d) Other Epidemic Diseases-------------------------------
20. (a) Pyœmia-------------------------------
(b) Septieœmia1-----1--1-----11-----------224
(c) Vaccinia-------------------------------
21. Glanders-------------------------------
22. Anthrax (Splenic Fever)------------------------------
23. Rabies-------------------------------
24. Tetanus-------------------------------
25. Mycoses-------------1---------------11
26. Pellagra-------------------------------
27. Beri-Ber-------------------------------
28. (a) Pulmonary Tuberculosis1-1111321234172225254729551527151133---192117309
(b) Phthisis (not' defined as tuberculous)---------1-217844142441-1---232144
29. (a) Acute Phthisis------------1-1-111-1-------516
(b) Acute Miliary Tuberculosis21--1-31-----1--1-----------426
30. Tuberculous Meningitis33246811151522----------------142236
31. (a) Tabes Mesenterica---1-1-2---------------------22
(b) Other peritoneal & intestinal tubercle11-12335-2-1-1-----11-------41014
32. Tuberculosis of Spinal Column-----1-11---1---1-11--------426
33. Tuberculosis of Joints----------213-------1-------617
34. (a) Lupus-------------------------------
(b) Scrofula-------------------------------
(c) Tuberculosis of other Organs-----1-1---11-----1--1-1----246
35. Disseminated Tuberculosis-1--2122---11-2-------------538
36. Rickets, Softening of Bones112---31---1----------------325
37. Syphilis1151-1-135--1-----111-1-1-----18624
38. Other Venereal Diseases-------------------------------
39. Cancer of the Buccal Cavity------------------6-6-811---21122
40. ,, Stomach, Liver, &c.----------------3-641712161217--433578
41. ,, Peritoneum, Intestines, and Rectum---------------1212371012745--272754
42. „ Female Genital Organs---------------2-5-12-9-5-1---3434
43. ,, Breast---------------1-1-9111-6-4--13233
44. ,, Skin----------------l---3-2--1--617
45. Cancer of other or unspecified Organs----------------2-829414543-2371653
46. Other Tumours (situation undefined)-----------------1-11-------123
47. Rheumatic Fever----------2--------112-1----347
48. (a) Chronio Rheumatism-------------------------------
(b) Osteo-Arthritis------------------1-2-------3-3
(c) Gout------------------1------1--112
49. Scurvy-------------------------------