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St Pancras 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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TYPHUS FEVER.
No deaths occurred in St. Pancras from this disease, but 28
deaths from this disease were registered in London during 1885,
equal to 0.3 per 1,000 deaths from all causes.
TYPHOID OR ENTERIC FEVER.
The deatlis from this disease numbered 37, against a decennial
average of 63. The proportion per 1,000 deaths from all causes
in 1885 was 7.7, and for the previous ten years the average was
12.6 per 1,000 of population; the proportion was 0.14, the same
proportion for London taken as a whole.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 3 | 0.07 | 4.6 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 4 | 0.14 | 7.8 |
| Gray's Inn Road | 7 | 0.23 | 12.1 |
| Somers Town | 9 | 0.26 | 12.7 |
| Camden Town | 3 | 0.19 | 9.5 |
| Kentish Town | 10 | 0.18 | 6.1 |
Seven cases of Enteric Fever were removed by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board into hospital, the reason such a small
number were removed to Board hospitals is that general
hospitals also take these cases in,
SIMPLE CONTINUED FEVER.
Two deaths from undefined continued fever took place, a
proportion of 0. per 1,000 deaths, in London the proportion
being 1.3.
DIARRHOEA.
From diarrhoea the corrected number of deaths was 125, or
26.1 per 1,000 of deaths from all causes, the decennial average
was 36.9 per 1,000 of population in 1885, the proportion was
0.51. In all London it was 0.66 per 1,000 of population, and
33.3 per 1,000 of total deaths.