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St Pancras 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Influenza.—The Table below gives the number of deaths from this disease, and
the ages at death, since the epidemic period commenced.
ST. PANCRAS.
Deaths from Influenza (including a few doubtful cases) during the years
1889 to 1898, inclusive.
| Year. | 0—1. | 1—5. | 5—15. | 15-25. | 25-35. | 35—45. | 45—55. | 55—65. | 65—75. | 75—85. | 85 and upwards. | Total Deaths under Five Years. | Total Deaths at all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | |
| 1890 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 50 |
| 1891 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 171 |
| 1892 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 153 |
| 1893 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 69 | |
| 1894 | 3 | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 49 |
| 1895 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 115 |
| 1896 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 1897 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | |
| 1898 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 82 |
VIOLENT DEATHS.
Violence was the cause of '202 deaths during the year ; in the three preceding
years the numbers were 184, 162 and 71.
UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.
There were no uncertified deaths registered in St. Pancras in 1898; in 1897,
1896 and 1895, the numbers were 2, 5 and 3.