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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. The total number of Deaths, both of Parishioners and non-Parishioners, occurring in Public Institutions within the Parish was 1403, distributed as follows:—
| Sub-Districts. | Institutions. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | St. Saviour's Cancer Hospital | |
| Tottenham Court | University College Hospital | 320 |
| " " | Home Hospitals | 7 |
| " " | Central London Sick Asylum | 149 |
| Gray's Inn Lane | Royal Free Hospital | 5 |
| " " | Central Threat and Ear Hospital | 5 |
| Somers Town | Temperance Hospital | 56 |
| Camden Town | Workhouse | 452 |
| Kentish Town | Infirmary | |
| " " | North West London Hospital | 42 |
| St. Pancras Parish | 1403 | |
Of St. Pancras Parishioners, 1279 died in Public Institutions, situated in the
Parish and in other parts of the Metropolis, including the Metropolitan Asylums'
Board's Hospital Ships at Darenth. This number is 104 more than during 1885,
and 166 more than the average of the preceding 10 years.
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases in St. Pancras was
616, the number in the previous year being 629.
The following table shows the
mortality in St. Pancras and the sub-districts and in London, the Deaths not