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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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table II; PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS. Table showing the Annual Birth-Rate, Rate of Mortality, Death Rates among Children, and Deaths in Public Institutions, for the Year 1879 and 10 and 5 Years preceding.
| Birth Rate per 1000 of the Population. | Annual Rate of Mortality, per 1000 living. | Deaths of Children under 1 year: per centage of total Deaths. | Per cent age of Deaths of Children under 1 year to Registered Births. | Deaths of Children under 6 years: per centage of total Deaths. | Total Num ber of Deaths in Public Institutions in the Parish. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 34.2 | 21.62 | 23.7 | 14.9 | 40.4 | 1,295 |
| 1878 | 34.6 | 21.71 | 26.5 | 16.2 | 45.6 | 1,095 |
| 1877 | 34.4 | 20.88 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 43.3 | 1,159 |
| 1876 | 35.7 | 21.54 | 24.8 | 15.5 | 37.9 | 1,119 |
| 1875 | 34.5 | 23.38 | 23.4 | 15.8 | 39.7 | 1,091 |
| 1874 | 35.0 | 21.75 | 24.4 | 15.5 | 37.4 | 1,013 |
| 1873 | 35.1 | 22.32 | ||||
| 1872 | 35.1 | 21.28 | ||||
| 1871 | 33.8 | 25.19 | ||||
| 1870 | 34.6 | 24.14 | ||||
| 1869 | 33.7 | 22.81 | ||||
| Average of 10 years 1869 to 1879. | 34.6 | 22.5 | ||||
| Average of 5 years, 1874 to 1878. | 24.4. | 15.5. | 40.8. | 1,095.4. | ||