London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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St Pancras 1885

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

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The corrected number of deaths registered under five years of
age amounted to 1,853, or a proportion of 386.5 per 1,000 of
total deaths, and 18.6 below the average of the preceding ten
years. The proportion per 1,000 deaths for London being 411.4
The corrected number of deaths occurring between the ages
of 5 and 65 was 2,030, and over 65 years of age there were
911 deaths.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
The total number of deaths that took place in Public Institutions
in the Parish were 1,420, and 1,175 St. Pancras
parishioners died in Public Institutions both within and without
the Parish, equal to a proportion of 245.0 per 1,000 of the total
deaths, and 13.3 above the 10 years average.
DEATHS FROM VARIOUS DISEASES.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The number of persons dying from the nine principal Zymotic
Diseases amounted to 629, the average number during the
previous ten years being 769. The proportion per 1,000 deaths
from all causes was 130.9, and the proportion per 1,000 of
population was 2.6. In London, the proportions were 146.3
and 3.3 respectively. The proportion to 1,000 in St. Pancras
for the previous ten years was 154.0.

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.
Regent's Park842.18129.6
Tottenham Court Road481.7894.6
Gray's Inn Road732.40126.0
Somers Town792.29111.5
Camden Town442.87148.7
Kentish Town2883.13176.0