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St Pancras 1884

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

Published
1885
Pages
65
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

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    In more detail I have estimated the population of the various sub-registration districts to be as follows:—
    Sub-registration Districts.Estimated Population.Exclusive of certain Public Institutions.
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    The following table shows the number of deaths from Pulmonary Diseases, other than Phthisis, occurring in each sub-registration district, and the proportion per 1,000 of population, and per 1,000 of total deaths.1
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per l,000 of Population.Proportion per 1,000 of Total Deaths.
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    from Tubercular Diseases, and 228 deaths from "all causes," excluded from consideration. (Vide Note, page 5.)
    Sub-registration Districts,No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 of Population.Proportion per 1,000 of Total Deaths.
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    WASTING DISEASES.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 of Population.Proportion per 1,000 of Total deaths under 1 year.
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    CONVULSIVE DISEASES.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 of Population.Proportion per 1,000 of Total deaths under 1 year.
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    The subjoined table shows the relative proportion of deaths from Zymotic Diseases in the sub-registration districts; 4 deaths from these diseases, and 223 deaths from "all causes," could not be referred to the districts to which they belong. ( Vide Note, page 5 .)
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 of Population.Proportion per 1,000 of Total Deaths.
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    The distribution of the deaths in 1884 is as follows:—
    Sub-registration Districts.Vaccinated .Unvaccnated.Not stated.Total.
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    The relative extent to which the different Parishes in London have suffered during the year 1884 is shown in the following table:—
    Small-Pox Death-rate per 100,000Small-Pox Death-rate per 100,000[##]
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    Area near the Hampstead Small Pox Hospital.
    No. of houses in each ringTotal No. of houses invaded.Houses invaded per cent. of total houses.
    1880 Hospital closed.18S1 Hospital closed.1882 Hospital close!.1883 Hospital closed.1884 Hospital open.1880 Hospital closed.1881 Hospital closed.1882 Hospital closed.1883 Hospital closed.1884 Hospital open.
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    It should be observed that during the year 1884, the number of patients iu the hospital has not exceeded the number recommended by the Royal Commission appointed to inquire respecting Small Pox and Fever Hospitals, the numbers admitted during and remaining at the end of each week being as follows, after the hospital was opened on May 7th:—
    Cases admitted during each week.Cases remaining in Hospital at end of week.Cases ad mitted during each week.Cases remaining in Hospital at end of week.
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    Area near the Highgate Small Pox Hospital.
    No. of houses in each ring.Total No. of houses invaded.Houses invaded per cent. of total houses.
    1880188118821883188418801881188218831884
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    No. of cases admitted into the Highgate Small-Pox Hospital during each week, and remaining at end of each week.
    1880.Cases Admitted during the week.Cases remaining at end of week.1880.Cases Admitted during the week.Cases remaining at end of week.
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    1881.Cases admitted during each week.Cases remaining at end of week.1881.Cases admitted during each week.Cases remaining at end of week.
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    1883.Cases Admitted during each week.Cases remaining at end of week.1883.Coses admitted during each week.Cases remaining at end of week.
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    1884.Cases admitted during each week.Cases remaining at end of week.1884.Cases admitted during each week.Cases remaining at end of week.
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    Report for the Six Months ending December, 1883 •
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.Number of Births returned in the 'Birth List Shoots' registered during the six months ended Dec, 1883."Successfully Vaccinated."Insusceptible.Number of csses "Dead."Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removal to Places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and Cases not having been found.Out of District.Prosecutions.
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    Report for the Six Months ending June. 1884.
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in the Vaccination Officer's District.Number of Births returned in the 'Birth List Sheets' registered during the six months ended June, 1884."Successfully Vaccinated."Insusceptible.Number of cases "Dead."Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removal to Districts, the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprised.Removal to Places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and Cases not having been found.Out of District.Prosecutions.
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    The distribution of the disease was as follows:
    Sub-Registration Distriots.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1000 of Population.Proportion per 1000 of Total Deaths.
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    The following table shews the relative proportion of Scarlet Fever in the sub-registration districts:
    Sub-Registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1000 of Population.Proportion per 1000 of Total Deaths.
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    The deaths in St. Pancras were distributed as follows:
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1000 of Population.Proportion per 1000 of Total Deaths.
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    The following table shows the incidence of Whooping Cough upon the different sub-registration districts:—
    Sub-Registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1000 of Population.Proportion per 1000 of Total Deaths.
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    The distribution of the disease in the various sub-registration Districts was as follows:—
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1000 of population.Proportion per 1000 of Total Deaths.
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    The distribution of the deaths were as follows:—
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of deaths.
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    SAINT PANCRAS —Return shewing the Sanitary Work accomplished during the past 10 years.
    1875187618771878187918801881188218831884
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    Table I. Showing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births, and Deaths for the year 1884, and 10 years preceding. Gross Numbers.
    The Year.Estimated Population.Estimated No. of Inhabited Houses.Marriages.Registered Births.Corrected Number of Deaths,Deaths in Public Institutions.
    Total all Ages.Cinder One Tear.Under Five Years.
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    Table II. Showing the Annual Birth Kate, Death Rate, Death Rates of Children, and Proportion of Deaths in Public Institutions in a thousand Deaths for the Year 1884, and 10 years preceding.
    The Year.Birth Rate per 1000 of the population.Corrected Death Rate per 1000 of the population.Deaths of Children under 1 year, per 1000 of Registered Births.Deaths of Children under 1 year per 1000 of total deaths.Deaths of Children under 5 years, per 100 of total deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions, per 1000 of total deaths.
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    Table N O. III. PARISH OF SAINT PANCRAS. Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1884.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.AGES.
    0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwardsTotal under 5 yearsTotal
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    Continued from previous page...
    AGES.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.0 to 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 and upwardsTotal under 5 yearsTotal.
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    Table IV. PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS, Showing the number of deaths at all ages in 1884 from certain groups of diseases, and proportions to 1000 of population, and to 1000 deaths from all causes; also the number of deaths of infants under one year of age from other groups of diseases, and proportions to 1000 births and to 1000 deaths from all causes under one year.
    Division I.Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population, of all ages.Death per 1000 of Total Deaths at all ages.
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    Table V. Shewing the Number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases in 1884, and in the 10 years 1874 to 1883.
    Disease.1874187518761877187818791880188118821883Annual Average of 10 years, 1874-83Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1874-83.Total Deaths is 1881.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1884.
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    Table VI. Report of the Sanitary Work carried out in the year 1884.
    No. of Complaints received during the year.No. of Houses, Premises, &c,, inspected.Results of Inspection.House Drains-Privies and W.C.'s.Dust Bins.Water Supply.Miscellaneous.
    Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises.Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired, Whitewashed, &c.Underground Dwellings, Prevention of occupation of.Houses Disinfected after illness of an Infectious Character.Repaired, Cleansed, Trapped, &c.New provided.Repaired, &c.Supplied with Water.New provided.Repaired, Covered, &c.Cisterns (new) erected.Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired and Covered.Cesspools abolished.Removal of Accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse.Animals Removed, being improperly kept.Regularly Inspected.Legal Proceedings, i.e., Summonses.Cases of Over-crowding.Smoke Nuisances.Paving Defects.
    Licensed Cowsheds.Licensed Slaughter-houses.