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St Pancras 1885

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

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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.
Small-Pox22212994191884636143.88.76313.1
Measles8211714348129581721309989106.721.419039.1
Scarlet Fever24013789138144156180666144125.525.1316.5
Diphtheria5538222325347051784544.18.8377.7
Whooping Cough23219814121715429312228872202191.938.514430.0
Typhus Fever85204411••214.60.9...
Enteric Fever35605859574366691325563.412.6377.7
Simple Continued Fever167104548••2..5.61.120.4
Diarrhœa & Simple Cholera178239155229118204211119162227184.236.912526.1
Totals848823767816655811914729611724769.8154.0629131.2
Totals—London13,24012,53612,23214,61912,01013,73513,81113,55310,80113,62913,026160011,647146.8