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St Pancras 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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III.-INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
NOTIFICATIONS.
The annual numbers of cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified since the commencement of notification, are shown in the following Table:—
| Diseases. | 1889 2 mos. | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | – | 5 | 1 | 31 | 112 | 95 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 123 | 636 | 1279 | 2465 | 1255 | 1053 | 1067 | 913 | 970 | |
| Diphtheria | 58 | 437 | 298 | 432 | 732 | 491 | 522 | 458 | 506 | 473 |
| Membranous Croup | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 9 | 6 | 13 | |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 34 | 137 | 217 | 119 | 163 | 144 | 198 | 213 | 217 | |
| Fever, Simple & Continued | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 17 | |
| Cholera | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 70 | 373 | 370 | 426 | 678 | 470 | 408 | 366 | 393 | 324 |
| Totals | 1606 | 1528 | 2322 | 4184 | 2525 | 2178 | 2123 | 2057 | 2022 |
The number of cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified during the year 1898, and the Sub-Districts in which they occurred, are shown in the following Table:—
| Population. | Regent's Park, pop. 38,192. | Tottenham Court, pop. 27,023. | Gray's Inn Lane, pop. 29,991. | Somers Town, pop. 32,815. | Camden Town, pop. 14,910. | Kentish Town, pop. 100,242. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseases. | |||||||
| Small-Pox | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 154 | 65 | 95 | 144 | 73 | 439 | 970 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 45 | 39 | 78 | 70 | 27 | 227 | 486 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 33 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 103 | 217 |
| Continued Fever | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 33 | 28 | 71 | 33 | 42 | 117 | 324 |
| Totals | 266 | 154 | 271 | 280 | 153 | 898 | 2022 |
The annexed Tables show the seasonal variation in the prevalence and virulence
of the diseases from week to week during the past year:—