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St Pancras 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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SMALL-POX.
The deaths caused by this disease, which in 1884 numbered
61, in 1885 numbered 63. The outbreak which commenced in
March, 1884, continuing into August, 1885. The proportion
per 1,000 deaths from all causes in St. Pancras was 18.1, in all
London 16.5; per 1,000 of population in St. Pancras 0.26, in
London 0.22. The average annual number of deaths from
Small-pox in St. Pancras for the preceding ten years was 48.8,
equal to a proportion of 8.7 per 1,000 of the deaths from all
causes.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Gray's Inn Road | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Somers Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Camden Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Kentish Town | 10 | 15 | 11 | 36 |
339 cases of Small-pox were removed from the Parish into
the Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board during the
year 1885.
The following tabular statements, kindly supplied by the
Vaccination Officers, show the number of children vaccinated
from the 1st June, 1884, to the 80th July, 1885.