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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 22 | 0.55 | 33.9 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 14 | 0.52 | 27.6 |
| Gray's Inn Road | 19 | 0.62 | 32.8 |
| Somers Town | 23 | 0.66 | 32.4 |
| Camden Town | 6 | 0.39 | 19.1 |
| Kentish Town | 35 | 0.38 | 21.4 |
PUERPERAL FEVER.
This disease caused 15 deaths, or one less than in 1884.
The proportion in St. Pancras was 3.1 per 1,000 deaths from
all causes; in all London 4.0.
The distribution of the deaths was as follows:—
Sub-registration Districts.
No. of Deaths.
Regent's Park 8
Tottenham Court Road 2
Gray's Inn Road 2
Somers Town 6
Camden Town 0
Kentish Town 4
PULMONARY DISEASES.
Pulmonary Diseases, other than Phthisis, viz.:—Asthma
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pleurisy, and other Diseases of the
Respiratory System, caused 925 deaths, equal to 3.8 per 1,000
of population, and 192.9 per 1,000 deaths from all causes. In
London the proportion per 1,000 of population and per 1,000
of total deaths were respectively 4.1 and 211.0.
This table shows the numbers and proportions of deaths from
the Pulmonary Diseases, other than Phthisis, occurring in