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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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Deaths Registered from all Causes for the Year, 1917—continued.
| Cause of Death. | AGES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 1 | 1 to 2 | 2 to 5 | Total under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 to 75 | 75 to 85 | 85 and upwards | Totals | |||||||||||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M | F. | PERSONS | |
| 1. General Diseases—con. 50. Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 51. Exophthalmic Goitre | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 52. Addison's Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 53. Leucocythæmia Lymphadenoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 54-. Ancemia, Chlorosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | i | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | — | 1 | — | - | 6 | 9 | ||||
| 55. (a) Diabetes insipidus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Purpura | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| (c) Haemophilia | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| (d) Other General Diseases | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 56. Alcoholism (acute or chronic) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 57. (a) Occupational Lead Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Non-occupational Lead Poisoning | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 58. Other Chronic Occupational Poisonings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 59. Other Chronic Poisonings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2. Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Organs of Special Sense. 60. Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 61. (a) Cerebrospinal Fever | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| (b) Posterior Basal Meningitis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| (c) Meningitis, other forms | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | l | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 62. Locomotor Ataxy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 63. (a) Anterior Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| (b) Other Diseases of the Spinal Cord | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 64. Cerebral Hæmorrhage, Apoplexy | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 40 | 90 |
| 65. Softening of Brain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 66. Paralysis without specified cause | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 67. General Paralysis of the Insape | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 6 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| 68. Other forms of Mental Alienation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 69. Epilepsy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| 70. Convulsions (Non-puerperal; 5 years and over) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 71. Infantile Convulsions (under 5 years) | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 72. Chorea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 73. Hysteria, Neuralgia, Neuritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 74. Other Diseases of the Nervous System | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 75. Diseases of the Eyes and Annexa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 76. (a) Mastoid Disease | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| (b) Other Diseases of the Ears | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3. Diseases of the Circulatory System. 77. Pericarditis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 78. Acute Myocarditis and Endocarditis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 79. (a) Valvular Disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 80 | 145 |
| (6) Fatty Degeneration of the Heart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 15 | 25 |
| (c) Other Organic Disease of the Heart | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 43 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 122 | 101 | 223 |
| 80, Angina Pectoris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 81. (a) Aneurysm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| (b) Arterial Sclerosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 17 | 38 |
| (c) Other Diseases of Arteries | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 82. (a) Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 26 |
| (b) Other Embolism and Thrombosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 83. Diseases of the Veins (Varices. Haemorrhoids Phlebitis, etc.) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 84. (a) Status Lymphaticus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (b) Other Diseases of the Lymphatic System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 85. Hæmorrhage; other Diseases of the Circu latory System | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. Diseases of the Respiratory System. 86. Diseases of the Nasal Fossæ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 87. Diseases of the Larynx | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 88. Diseases of the Thyroid Body | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 89. & 90. Bronchitis | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | 20 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 40 | 23 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 132 | 118 | 250 |
| 91. Broncho-Pneumonia | 30 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 29 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 65 | 54 | 119 |
| 92. (a) Lobar Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| (b) Pneumonia (type not stated) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | l | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 32 | 77 |
| 93. Pleurisy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | l | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 3 | 10 |