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St Pancras 1873

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

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Table: TABLE II. ST. PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX. SECOND QUARTER, 187 3. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the thirteen Weeks ending June 28th, 1873.

TABLE II. ST. PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX. SECOND QUARTER, 187 3. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the thirteen Weeks ending June 28th, 1873.

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 ageFrom Small Pox.From Measles.From Scarlatina.From Diphtheria.From Croup.From Hooping Cough.From Diarrhœa, 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.
42738192Regent's Park308131315224............212Children 1Adults ......1...82222
Tottenham Court119315426......111153.........1101219
14529360University College Hospital209565107..................1...............147
Strand Union362224............1..................194
15529216Gray's Inn Road218120365626............24211...2101038
18438562Royal Free Hospital28115........................1...1...63
Somers Town340161355843...............121...2...1151933
17118066Camden Town18858102111......113............17138
Saint Pancras Workhouse69131933.....................1.........12513
163468198Kentish Town6442987212664......21032611321244352
Highgate Infirmary70......15.....................1.........2259
2716221594Total19071146236399278......4129729473789178208