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St Pancras 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The distribution of the population according to age, in the various sub-districts
at the Census of 1881, is shewn in the accompanying table, which may also be
used to compare the Summaries of ages at death of Tables 3 a, b, c, d, e, f,
and g.
MARRIAGES.
The number of Marriages celebrated in St. Pancras during 1836 was 2,128, this
is 87 below the average of the preceding 10 years, but an increase of 13 upon the
number in 1885.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered in St. Pancras daring 1836 was 7,590, this is
391 below the decennial average, but 70 above the number of the preceding year.
186 births occurred in the Workhouse, and have been distributed to the sub-districts according to population.
| Sub-Districts. | Number of Births. | Birth-Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 1122 | 28.5 |
| Tottenham Court | 792 | 28.9 |
| Gray's Inn Lane | 919 | 30.3 |
| Somers Town | 1222 | 35.4 |
| Camden Town | 529 | 30.8 |
| Kentish Town | 3006 | 32.2 |
| St. Pancras | 7590 | 31.3 |
| London | 32.3 | |
| Ten years' average, St. Pancras | 33.5 |
DEATHS.
During the 52 weeks of 1886, ending January, 1st, 1887, the corrected number
of deaths amounted to 4,877, equal to a rate of 20.15 per 1000 living The number
was 117 more than in 1885, and 118 more than in 1884, in which latter year, and
in the preceding years, the deaths of St. Pancras Parishioners dying in ExtraMetropolitan
Lunatic Asylums were not added. In 1886 there were 67 such
deaths, which if subtracted from 4877 reduces the number to 4810, and the deathrate
by 0.28, that is to 19.87, the death rate in 1885, being 19.89, or less deaths in
Extra-Metropolitan Lunatic Asylums 19.5, and in 1884, 19.72. The death-rate of
all London daring 1886 was 19.9, and the average for the preceding 10 years of