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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 1897
Annual report from the chairman of the health committee on the business of the department
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Influenza.—The Table below gives the number of deaths from this disease, and
the ages at death, since the epidemic period commenced.
ST. PANCRAS.
Deaths from Influenza (including a few doubtful cases) during the years
1889 to 1897, inclusive.
| Year. | 0—1. | 1—5. | 5—15. | 15—25. | 25—35. | 35—45. | 45-55. | 55—65. | 65—75. | 75—85. | 85 and upwards. | Total Deaths under Five Years | Total Deaths at all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 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 |
| 1897 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| Totals | 26 | 36 | 13 | 29 | 51 | 85 | 102 | 113 | 120 | 69 | 15 | 62 | 659 |
VIOLENT DEATHS.
Violence was the cause of 184 deaths during the year, in the three preceding
years the numbers were 162, 71 and 181.
UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.
The number of uncertified deaths registered in St. Pancras in 1897 was 2, in
1896, 1895 and 1894, the numbers were 5, 3 and 8.