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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 1872

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

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Table: ST. PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX. THIRD QUARTER, 1872. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the thirteen weeks ending 28th September, 1872.

ST. PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX. THIRD QUARTER, 1872. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the thirteen weeks ending 28th September, 1872.

Area in Acres.Population in 1871.LOCALITIES.BIRTHS.DEATHS From all causesFrom all causes under 1 year of age.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.
MalesFemalesMalesFemalesChildrenAdults
42738192Regent's Park1671549079679130...1......215215...11161416
14529360Tottenham Court130916954477014...15......21733...1161617
University College Hospital3322475........................2......3122
Strand Union11133412..................11............73
15529216Gray's Inn Road911077165517724...4............2234...1131015
Royal Free Hospital18811.................................2...23
18438562Somers Town.17814487885710835141......436322...131224
17118066Camden Town10488483839497.........11419.........1574
Saint Pancras Workhouse2224141423.................................714
163468198Kentish Town334298178151150191445552...15741412213419
Highgate Infirmary3331......20....................................183
2716221594Totals100488266057345161221461511335119016154894133110