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St Pancras 1888

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

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Table: TUBERCULAR DISEASES. The principal Tubercular Diseases (see Table 7 E and following) were the cause of 617 deaths, 22 less than in the previous year, and the incidence was as follows:—

TUBERCULAR DISEASES. The principal Tubercular Diseases (see Table 7 E and following) were the cause of 617 deaths, 22 less than in the previous year, and the incidence was as follows:—

Sub-Districts.Numbers.Per 1000 Population.Per 1000 Total Deaths.
Regent's Park922.28143.7
Tottenham Court702.60146.1
Gray's Inn Lane922.98143.0
Somers Town1213.55143.8
Camden Town392.37130.0
Kentish Town2032.12117.6
St. Pancras6172.52133.3

Table: RESPIRATORY DISEASES The Respiratory Diseases other than Phthisis (see Table 7 E and following were the cause of 975 deaths, 11 less than in the previous year, and the incidence in the Sub-Districts was as follows:—

RESPIRATORY DISEASES The Respiratory Diseases other than Phthisis (see Table 7 E and following were the cause of 975 deaths, 11 less than in the previous year, and the incidence in the Sub-Districts was as follows:—

Sub-Districts.Number.Per 1000 Population.Per 1000 Total Deaths.
Regent's Park1433.54223.4
Tottenham Court1043.86217.5
Gray's Inn Lane1534.95237.9
Somers Town1935.66229.5
Camden Town674.14223.3
Kentish Town3153.29182 .5
St. Pancras9753.99210.6

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SEPTIC DISEASES.
Erysipelas was the cause of 21, Pyaemia and Septicaemia of 9, and Puerperal
Fever of 13 deaths, the numbers for the previous year being respectively 28, 10
and 11.
VIOLENT DEATHS.
Violence was the cause of 157 deaths, or 15 less than in 1887. Of these,
130 were due to accident or negligence, 4 to homicide, and 23 to suicide.