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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 1870

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

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Table: FOURTH QUARTER, 1870. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the thirteen Weeks ending 31st December, 1870.

FOURTH QUARTER, 1870. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the thirteen Weeks ending 31st December, 1870.

Area in Acres.Population in 1871.LOCALITIES.BIRTHS.DEATHS From all causes.From all causes under 5 years of age.From all causes over 60 years of age.From Small Pox.From Measles.From Scarlatina.From Diphtheria.From Croup.From Hooping CoughFrom Diarrhoea, Cholera, and Dysentery.From Typhus, Typhoid, and Relapsing Fevers.From Puerperal Fever.From Erysipelas and Pyœmia.From Tabes, Hydrocephalus, and Scrofula.From Phthisis.From Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Asthma.
ChildrenAdults.
427381922922078446...32311922422112643
14529360Tottenham Court2211335930...4161...11...11251734
University College Hospital6245......1......1.........124116
Strand Union31411..................1............1119
15529216Gray's Inn Road2351246034217112...141261639
Royal Free Hospital3465........................3...1421
18438562Somers Town3012178042...3306...3211451131947
17118066Camden Town2259536221...72...2...11...17929
Saint Pancras Workhouse1152861..............................47617
163468198Kentish Town576323133677255...193...1316224848
Highgate Infirmary4715..............................2...138
2716221594Totals185013884943381013139113279540112380178281