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St Pancras 1886

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

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Table: The following numbers show the growth of population calculated according to the difference between natural increase and actual increase:—

The following numbers show the growth of population calculated according to the difference between natural increase and actual increase:—

Tears.According to Births and Deaths.AccordingtoCensus.Difference.
Natural quinquennial increase.Natural decennial increase.Actual decennial increase.InNumbers.Per Cent.
1851-55107551
56-60107552155031823†l0273
1861-6510841
66-70123032314422677—467—2.02
1871-7513511
76-801574129242214793—14459—49.4
1881-8514863
86-9014863*2972613377—16349—55?

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Seeing that there was an emigration from the Parish of the large percentage of
49.4 in the last decade, the rate of emigration cannot have increased to any greate
extent, and I have placed it at the probable percentage of 55 which represents an
actual annual increase of 1337.

Table: Calculating the growth of population according to the number of houses produces another resultant. After subtracting old assessments taken off the rate-books from new assessments placed on, the increase in the number of assessments calculated to the middle of the year are as follows: —

Calculating the growth of population according to the number of houses produces another resultant. After subtracting old assessments taken off the rate-books from new assessments placed on, the increase in the number of assessments calculated to the middle of the year are as follows: —

Increase.
1881 2nd quarter31
1881-82225
1882-83121
1883-8462
1884-8587
1885-8647
573

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At the Census of 1881 the total number of houses was 25943 of which 24701
were inhabited, and 1242 or about 5 per cent. uninhabited. Deducting 5 per cent.
from 573 then 545 would represent the increase since 1881 or 104 per annum.
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* Figures not ascertainable. There is no reason to expect but that the increase for 1886-90 will be
the same as for 1881-85, especially as the natural increase of 1886 is as nearly as possible the same as
that of 1885.