Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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[ Table II. ] TOTAL OF THE FOUR QUARTERS. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the 52 Weeks ending 31st December, 1859.
LOCALITIES. | Area in Acres. | Population in 1851. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS From all causes. | From all causes under 5 years of age. | From Small Pox. | From Measles. | From Scarlatina. | From Diphtheria. | From Hooping Cough. | From Diarrœa. | From Low Fever. | ||||
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M. | F. | M. & F | M. | F. | M. & F. | |||||||||||
Regent's Park | 427 | 31918 | 567 | 564 | 1031 | 325 | 356 | 681 | 313 | 16 | 52 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 28 | |
Tottenham Court | 145 | 27813 | 453 | 469 | 922 | 262 | 279 | 541 | 262 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 16 |
University College Hospital | 500 | 94 | 55 | 149 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | |||||
Strand Union | 120 | 73 | 66 | 139 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
Gray's Inn Road | 155 | 26402 | 500 | 436 | 936 | 244 | 259 | 503 | 219 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 15 |
Royal Free Hospital | 60 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 2 | |||||||||||
Somers Town | 184 | 35641 | 685 | 665 | 1350 | 351 | 360 | 711 | 344 | 13 | 43 | 7 | 36 | 48 | 25 | |
Camden Town | 171 | 19515 | 462 | 432 | 894 | 214 | 213 | 427 | 212 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 22 | 25 | 5 |
Saint Pancras Workhouse | 1600 | 176 | 200 | 376 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||||||
Kentish Town | 1634 | 23326 | 721 | 650 | 1371 | 418 | 407 | 825 | 404 | 19 | 39 | 77 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 29 |
Totals | 3388 | 3216 | 6604 | 2194 | 2221 | 4415 | 1841 | 37 | 115 | 272 | 53 | 150 | 255 | 125 |