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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 v. ST. PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX. SUMMARY OF THE FOUR QUARTERS ENDING JANUARY 3rd, 1874. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the fifty-three weeks ending 3rd January, 1874.

TABLE v. ST. PANCRAS, MIDDLESEX. SUMMARY OF THE FOUR QUARTERS ENDING JANUARY 3rd, 1874. Register of Births and Deaths in the Sub-Districts and Public Institutions, for the fifty-three weeks ending 3rd January, 1874.

Area in Acres.Population in 1871.LOCALITIES.BIRTHS.DEATHS From all causesFrom all causes under 1 year of ape.From all causes under 5 years of age.From ail causes over CO years of age.From Small Pox.From Measles.From Scarlatina.From Diphtheria.From Croup.From Hooping CoughFrom Diarrhœa, Cholera, and Dysentery.From Typhus, Typhoid, and Relapsing Fevers.From Puerperal Fever.From Erysipelas and Pyaemia.From Tabes, Hydrocephalus, and Scrofula.From Phthisis.From Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Asthma.
42738192Regent's Park1241693195307139...43341028Children 34Adults 15445088121
Tottenham Court552152231130114148283124263559113
14529360University College Hospital926222133220.........2......4...63474427
Strand Union773346............1..................21711
15529216Gray's Inn Road1003521574297...71141989610234...116
Royal Free Hospital1072511............1...212...321517
18438562Somers Town136179740377169...471244539412456684173
17118066Camden Town8393088114561121211122118...1243166
Saint Pancras Workhouse3315885184...5......1...21......14301262
163468198Kentish Town27251362404686251...8492217835942399112132263
Highgate Infirmary296...269.........2.........2......629738
2716221591Totals809552761305211511772221173847215231227022543645791007