London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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Table 8.
St. Pancras District and Sub-Districts.
| PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Non-Parishioners in Public Institutions within the District are excluded. Parishioners in Public Institutions without the District are included, Parishioners in Public Institutions, whether within or without the District, are classified in the respective Sub Districts of their previous residence. | AGES. | Regents' Park. | Tottenham Court. | Gray's Inn Lane. | Somers Town. | Camden Town. | Kentish Town. | No Address. | Totals St. Pancras. | Totals St. Pancras, All Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseases. | ||||||||||
| i. Notifiable Infectious Diseases | Under 5 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 38 | .. | 94 | 183 |
| 5 upwards | 15 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 44 | .. | 89 | ||
| 2. Measles | Under 5 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 34 | .. | 115 | 130 |
| 5 upwards | 2 | 1 | 11 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 15 | ||
| 3. Whooping Cough | Under 5 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 56 | .. | 117 | 121 |
| 5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | ||
| 4. Diarrhœa and Dysentery | Under 5 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 75 | 1 | 191 | 217 |
| 5 upwards | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 5. Rheumatic Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20 |
| 5 upwards | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 12 | .. | 20 | ||
| 6. Ague | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
| 7. Phthisis | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .. | 15 | 468 |
| 5 upwards | 71 | 54 | 70 | 59 | 26 | 152 | 21 | 453 | ||
| 8. Bronchitis, Pneumonia & Pleurisy | Under 5 | 41 | 29 | 44 | 60 | 22 | 106 | •• | 302 | 755 |
| 5 upwards | 66 | 49 | 65 | 79 | 31 | 136 | 27 | 453 | ||
| 9. Heart Disease | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 208 | |
| 5 upwards | 38 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 84 | 7 | 200 | ||
| 10. Injuries | Under 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 55 | 162 |
| 5 upwards | 11 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 107 | ||
| 11. All other Diseases | Under 5 | 130 | 74 | 105 | 148 | 56 | 314 | 5 | 832 | 2195 |
| 5 upwards | 199 | 140 | 167 | 195 | 80 | 472 | 110 | 1363 | ||
| Totals | Under 5 | 250 | 156 | 242 | 311 | 111 | 652 | 7 | 1729 | 4460 |
| 5 upwards | 410 | 284 | 361 | 391 | 161 | 955 | 169 | 2731 | ||
| All ages | 660 | 440 | 603 | 702 | 272 | 1607 | 176 | 4460 |