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St Pancras 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 1. ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT. Table shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births, and Deaths, for the Year 1888 and 10 years preceding. Gross Numbers.
| The Year. | Estimated Population. | No. of Inhabited Houses. | Marriages. | Registered Births. | Corrected No. of Deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total All Ages. | Under One Year. | Under Five Tear? | ||||||
| 1888 | 244,200 | 24,930 | 2,139 | 7,349 | 4,628 | 1,109 | 1,874 | 1,219 |
| 1887 | 243,100 | 25,828 | 2,082 | 7,519 | 4,858 | 1,255 | 2,009 | 1,197 |
| 1886 | 242,000 | 25,246 | 2,128 | 7,590 | 4,877 | 1,231 | 1,888 | 1,279 |
| 1885 | 241,000 | 24,576 | 2,115 | 7,520 | 4,794 | 1,158 | 1,853 | 1,175 |
| 1884 | 240,000 | 25,000 | 2,288 | 7,905 | 4,795 | 1,224 | 1,952 | 1,066 |
| 1883 | 239,000 | 25,000 | 2,199 | 7,719 | 4,617 | 1,100 | 1,772 | 1,069 |
| 1882 | 237,800 | 24,850 | 2,394 | 7,572 | 4,730 | 1,110 | 1,953 | 868 |
| 1881 | 236,600 | 24,701 | 2,212 | 7,943 | 5,000 | 1,234 | 2,055 | 1,047 |
| 1880 | 235,500 | 24,605 | 2,083 | 8,038 | 5,011 | 1,286 | 2,166 | 1,244 |
| 1879 | 240,000 | 25,020 | 2,154 | 8,226 | 5,189 | 1,231 | 2,1G0 | 1,295 |
| 1878 | 238,000 | 25,800 | 2,168 | 8,249 | 5,068 | 1,344 | 2,212 | 1,095 |
| Average of 10 Years, 1887-1878 | 25,062 | 2,182 | 7,928 | 4,892 | 1,217 | 1,996 | 1,133 | |
Notes.
1. Population at Census 1881, 236,209.
2. Average No. of Persons in each house at Census 1881, 8.5.
3. Area of District in acres 2,672.