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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 1896
Forty-first annual report of the Medical Officer of Health on the vital and sanitary condition of the Borough of Saint Pancras, London
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Influenza.—As will be seen by the table below the number of deaths from
influenza fell to 20 during the year, the smallest number since the epidemic
appeared.
ST. PANCRAS.
Deaths from Influenza (including a few doubtful cases), during the years
1889 to 1896 inclusive.
| Year. | 0-1. | 1-5. | 5—15. | 15—25. | 25—35. | 35—45 | 45—55. | 55—65. | 65—75. | 75—S 5. | 85 and upwards. | Total Deaths under Five Years. | Total Deaths at all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| 1890 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 50 |
| 1891 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 171 |
| 1892 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 153 |
| 1893 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 69 |
| 1894 | 3 | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 49 |
| 1895 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 115 |
| 1896 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Totals | 26 | 34 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 82 | 96 | 107 | 115 | 68 | 14 | 60 | 630 |
VIOLENT DEATHS.
Violence was the cause of 162 deaths during the year, in the three preceding
years the numbers were 71, 181, and 191.
UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.
The number of uncertified deaths registered in St. Pancras in 1896 was_5;
in 1895, 1894, and 1893, the numbers were 3, 8, and 14.