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St Pancras 1872

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

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Table: ST. PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX. SUMMARY OF THE FOUR QUARTERS, 1872. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the Fifty-two Weeks ending 28th December, 1872.

ST. PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX. SUMMARY OF THE FOUR QUARTERS, 1872. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the Fifty-two 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 Park677651346340197308148662036452656246065114
14529360Tottenham Court45942223026414121910161621...3222061313415590
University College Hospital12162102019......31............41553614
Strand Union53518750..................11.........32514
15529216Gray's Inn Road45045126226215725011632251241244913505387
Royal Free Hospital77303611......2......1.........24...1010
18438562Somers Town65365536135922635113514185224443317325889140
17118066Camden Town4643821621719715351...4...2420221515243968
Saint Pancras Workhouse1371484161178...............1............3301538
163468198Kentish Town13701257612610411611217293914728576216410100135197
Highgate Infirmary146126......67.....................11...628625
2716221594Total40733818250724231291198610935810570161925921223711545373608797