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St Pancras 1885

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

Published
1886
Pages
38
Tables
25

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25 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    The following table gives the birth and death-rate in each year since the passing of the Metropolis Local Management Acts.
    year.Census Population.Births,Birth-rate per 1000.Deaths.Death-rate per 1000.Decennial average annual death-rate re-calculated.
  • Page 7
    The following table gives the relative proportion of deaths from Zymotic Diseases in the several sub-registration districts, excluding 16 deaths from these diseases that could not be referred to the sub-districts to which they belonged.
    Sub-registration District!.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 of Population.Proportion per 1,000 of Total Deaths.
  • Page 8
    The distribution of deaths was as follows, excluding three deaths that could not be assigned to any district.
    Sub-registration Districts.Vaccinated.Unvaccinated.Not stated.Totals.
  • Page 9
    Report for the Six Months ending December, 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 Dec., 1884."Successfully Vaccinated."Insusceptible.Number of Cases "Dead."Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removal to Districts the Vaccination Officer of which has been duly apprized.Removal to Places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found.Number of Cases outstanding.
  • Page 10
    Report for the Six Months ending June, 1885.
    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, 1885."Successfully Vaccinated."Insusceptible.Number of Cases "Dead."Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removal to Districts the Vaccinaticn Officer of which has been duly apprized.Removal to Places unknown, or which cannot be reached; and Cases not having been found.Number of Cases outstanding.
  • Page 11
    The following table shows the relative proportions of the disease in the various sub-registration districts. One death could not be referred to any district.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 Population.Proportion per 1,000 Total Deaths.
  • Page 12
    The following table shows the proportion of the deaths from this disease in the various sub-registration districts.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 Population.Proportion per 1,000 Total Deaths.
  • Page 12
    This table shows the distribution of deaths in the sub-registration districts. One death could not be referred to any particular sub-district.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 Population.Proportion per 1,000 Total Deaths.
  • Page 13
    The following is the proportional distribution in districts, exclusive of one death undistributed.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 Population.Proportion per 1,000 Total Deaths.
  • Page 14
    The following table gives the proportion for each sub-registration district; six deaths are excluded from inability to place them in any particular district.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 of Population.Proportion per 1,000 of Deaths.
  • Page 15
    each sub-registration district; 33 deaths could not be assigned to their sub-districts.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion Per 1,000 of Population.Proportion per 1,000 of Deaths.
  • Page 15
    The following table shows the relative mortality in the various sub-districts, exclusive of 39 deaths which could not be assigned to any particular districts.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1,000 Population.Proportion per 1,000 Total Deaths.
  • Page 16
    The following table shows the proportions of these diseases distributable to the various sub-districts.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1.000 of PopulationProportion per 1,000 Deaths under one year.
  • Page 16
    This table shows the relative incidence of deaths from these diseases iu the sub-districts.
    Sub-registration Districts.No. of Deaths.Proportion per 1.000 of Population.Proportion per 1,000 Deaths under one year.
  • Page 17
    Taking the figures previously given and arranging them as a comparative statement of the death rates per 1,000 of total death from three classes of diseases prevailing in the various sub-districts we have the following result.
    Sub-registration Districts.Tubercular Diseases.Pulmonary Diseases.Zymotic Diseases.
  • Page 19
    Appended is a table of the infectious cases that have come to tbe knowledge of the Department during the year 1885.
    Disease.Total No. of Cases.Removed to Metropolitan Asylums Boards' Hospitals.Removed to1 other Infectious Diseases Hospitals.Removed to General Hospitals.Treated at Home.
  • Page 24
    Table I. Showing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births, and Deaths for the year 1885, 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.Under One Year.Under Five Years.
  • Page 25
    Table II. Showing the Annual Birth and Death Rate, Death Rates of Children, and Proportion of Deaths in Public Institutions in a thousand Deaths for the Year 1885, 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 1000of Registered Births.Deaths of Children under 1 year per 1000 of total deaths.Deaths of Children under 5 years, per 1000 of total deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions, per 1000of total deaths.
  • Page 27 28
    Table No. III. PARISH OF SAINT PANCRAS. Deaths Registered at several groups of Ages from different causes during the Year 1885.
    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
  • Page 27 28
    Continued from previous page...
    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
  • Page 31
    SUMMARY OF TABLE III.
    No. of Deaths.
  • Page 32
    Table IV. PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS. Showing the number of deaths at all ages in 1885 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.
  • Page 33
    Table V. Showing the Number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases in 1885, and in the 10 years 1875 to 1884.
    Disease.1875187618771878187918801881188218831884Annual Average of 10 years, 1875-84.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, l875-84.Total Deaths in 1885.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1885.
  • Page 34
    Table VI. Report of the Sanitary Work carried out in the year 1885.
    No. of Complaints received during the year.Inspections.Results of Inspection.House Drains.Privies and W.C.'s.Dust Bins.Water Supply.Miscellaneous.
    No. of Houses, Promises, Ac., inspected.No. of Re-inspections of Houses. Premises, Ac.Orders issued for Sanitary Amendments of Houses and Premises.Houses, Premises, Ac., Cleansed, Repaired, Whitewashed, Ac.Houses Disinfected after illness of an Infectious Character.Renewed, Repaired, Cleansed, Trapped, Ac.Ventilated.Repaired, Ac.Supplied with Water.New provided.New provided.Repaired. Covered, Ac.Cisterns (new) erected.Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired and Covered.Cistern Overflow Pipes connected with Drains, Ac., abolished.No. of Lodging Houses registered under 35th Section of the "Sanitary Act, 1866," or 90th section of " Public Health Act, 1875."Dust Removal-No. of Communications received and attended to.Removal of Accumulations of Dung, Stagnant Water, Animal and other Refuse.Animals Removed, being improperly kept.Regularly Inspected.Legal Proceedings, i.e., Summonses.
    Bake-house3.Licensed Cowsheds.Licensed Slaughter-houses.
  • Page 35
    Table VII.-PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS. Return shewing the Sanitary Work accomplished during the past 10 years.
    1876187718781879188018811882188318841885