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St Pancras 1918

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918

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Table: The only statistical records of the progress of the disease during the yoar are the weekly returns of death, and in the following table these are set out for influenza (and certain other causes of death which are apt to increase with that disease) for 1918 and part of 1919:—

The only statistical records of the progress of the disease during the yoar are the weekly returns of death, and in the following table these are set out for influenza (and certain other causes of death which are apt to increase with that disease) for 1918 and part of 1919:—

Week No.Week endedInfluenza.Diseases of Heart.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Week No.Week endedInfluenza.Diseases of Heait.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
1918191819191919
1Jan. 5_138951Jan. 419426
2,,12—1485122„ 11393—11
3v 19—12613103„ 1823615
4,, 26—12—874,, 25112674
5Feb. 21102365Feb. 14121084
6,, 91107356„ 8 ...671167
7„ 16—64447„ 152211241111
8,, 28—544108,, 22401331266
9Mar. 2—113479Mar 152727188
10,, 9—8611610„ 83091154
11,, 16—769411„ 1533131483
12„ 23—6106612221291265
13„ 30—553913„ 29714726
14April 6—554914April 545613
15,, 13—4514815„ 1269515
16„ 20—1148716,, 19413515
17,, 2711134617„ 2633338
18May 4—8155ISMay 357445
19,, 11—534519„ 1026526
20„ 18—1113920„ 1716236
21„ 25—9421021„ 24142—5
22June 1—322622„ 3115213
23„ 8—5151023J une 7—11—27
24„ 15—323724„ 14—4214
2522—6441125„ 2116211
26„ 292727526,, 28—6——5
27July 6883213
28„ 132151119
29„ 2087294
30,, 2767259
31Aug. 316222
32„ 10142310
33,, 1727—11
34,, 24—3—26
35„ 3134112
36Sept. 734153
37„ 14351—5
38,, 21—7139
392823158
40Oct. 537563
41„ 121035102
42„ 19311361512
43„ 269912152812
44Nov. 214417121912
45„ 911110102013
46„ 16717151519
47„ 234910101013
48„ 3046971712
49Dec. 734513114
50„ 141676310
51„ 2198667
62,, 281034514

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The figures given in the above two tables are shown graphically in the
attached charts.