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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. FOURTH QUARTER, 1872. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the thirteen Weeks ending 28th December, 1872.

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

Area in Acres.Population in 1871.LOCALITIES.BIRTHS.DEATHS From all causesFrom all cause 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 Park1631756666404841......1......3......31...81029
14529360Tottenham Court1101063760252625......1...111...2...181219
University College Hospital3210255..............................1184
Strand Union12173210.................................184
15529216Gray's Inn Road1261045463314328......1......52121...121516
Royal Free Hospital16922......1......1............2...42
18433562Somers Town1571369485547334......2......84...31...143232
17118066Camden Town98903332192412......1......31...1...151219
Saint Pancras Workhouse3528111640...............1...............729
163468198Kentish Town3203381231318411148...213215......312242549
Highgate Infirmary4036......16.....................11......2206
2716221594Total974949542537269350261028333782154782148189