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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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Again, compare the deaths from the three principal classes of diseases to the total deaths as follows:— Per 1000 Deaths.
| Sub-Districts. | Zymotic. | Pulmonary. | Tubercular. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 126.3 | 200.5 | 157.5 | 161.4 |
| Tottenham Court | 116.4 | 204.5 | 148.1 | 158.3 |
| Gray's Inn Lane | 142.8 | 205.4 | 149.6 | 165.9 |
| Somers Town | 131.8 | 232.9 | 121.6 | 162.1 |
| Camden Town | 128.5 | 194.3 | 128.5 | 150.4 |
| Kentish Town | 118.1 | 202.7 | 111.3 | 144.0 |
Here, again, Gray's Inn Lane has the unenviable position of first, and Kentish
Town again the last.
SANITATION.
THE MORTUARIES.
The next annual report, it is to be trusted, will contain an account of some
useful work done by the Public Mortuaries for infectious and non-infectious dead.
It can only be recorded at present that the Mortuaries together with the attached
buildings approach completion.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Notification.—The following number of infectious cases have come to the
knowledge of the Sanitary Department from various sources:—
Smallpox 12
Scarlatina 219
Diphtheria 60
Typhus Fever 0
Typhoid Fever 60
Continued Fever 2
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Isolation.—The following number of cases were removed to the Metropolitan
Asylums Board's Hospitals:—
Smallpox 9
Scarlatina 129
Typhoid Fever 10
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