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 1856

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: [ SCHEDULE A. ]

[ SCHEDULE A. ]

DISTRICTS.Area in Acres.No. of Inhabited Houses in 1851.No. of Inhabitants in 1851.Estimated Population in 1856.Ratio of Inhabited Houses to persons in 1851.Persons to an Acre in 185LElevation in feet above high water mark.Estimated number of Persons to an acre in 1856.
Regent's Park427357531918356841: 8.92748783
Tottenham Court145258628433286521:10.719373202
University College Hospital••• •••••• •••••• •••110
Strand Union Workhouse••• •••... ...••• •••514
Gray's Inn Road155294626523288401:916952186
Royal Free Hospital••• •••••• •••••• •••70
Somers Town184373135641381351:9.519660207
Camden Town171249821115234201:7.811552146
Saint Pancras Workhouse••• •••••• •••••• •••1600
Kentish Town1634324823326349351:7.181411021
The whole Parish2716185841669561900001:9618070
The whole of London as defined in the Tables of Mortality780293059332362236••• •••1:7.730.339

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According to the number of their Population.
1.—Somers Town
2.—Regent's Park
3.—Kentish Town
4.—Tottenham Court
5.—Gray's Inn nearly equal
6.—Camden Town
THE DISTRICTS ARRANGED—
According to their size-
1.—Kentish Town
2.—Regent's Park
3.—Somers Town
4.—Camden Town
5.—Gray's Inn
6.—Tottenham Court
According to the estimated density of their
Population-
1.—Somers Town
2.—Tottenham Court
3.—Gray's Inn
4.—Camden Town
5.—Regent's Park
6.—Kentish Town