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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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Diseases.
III.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
NOTIFICATIONS.
The number of cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified to your Medical Officer of Health daring the year 1896, and the Sub-Districts in which they occurred, are shown in the following Table :
| Population- 1896 Census. | Regent's Park, pop.37, 341. | Tottenham Coutt, pop 26,757. | Gray's Inn Lane,29,426 | Somers Town, pop.32,161. | Camden Toen, pop.16,669. | Kentish Town, pop.98,410 | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseases. | |||||||
| Small-pox | .. | .. | l | l | .. | 3 | 5 |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 78 | 55 | 55 | 80 | 19 | 180 | 467 |
| Erysipelas | 29 | 35 | 64 | 49 | 49 | 140 | 366 |
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 159 | 84 | 189 | 167 | 79 | 389 | 1067 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 22 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 91 | 198 |
| Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| Totals | 292 | 195 | 338 | 327 | 159 | 812 | 2123 |
Cholera
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Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup
78
55
55
80
19
180
467
Erysipelas
29
35
64
49
49
140
366
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever
159
84
189
167
79
389
1067
Typhus Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Typhoid or Enteric Fever
22
19
27
29
10
91
198
Relapsing Fever
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
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..
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1
Puerperal Fever
4
2
1
1
2
9
19
Totals
292
195
338
327
159
812
2123
The total number of cases was 55 less than in the previous year, and 402
less than in 1894. Compared in detail with 1895, there were notified 54 more
cases of enteric fever, 14 of scarlet fever, and 2 of puerperal fever, and there
were fewer cases notified of diphtheria (71), of erysipelas (42), of small-pox
(9), of continued fever (2), and of relapsing fever (1).
The table annexed shows the seasonal variation in the prevalence of the
diseases from week to week during the year.