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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scarlatina, or Scarlet Fever | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | 26 | 51 | |
| Diphtheria Membranous Croup | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 55 | 98 | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | – |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 42 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | – | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | – | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | 10 | |
| Totals | 17 | 25 | 32 | 6 | 107 | 210 |
From the preceding Tables the Case-fatality of each of the diseases appears as follows:—
| Fatality | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | per cent. | |
| Small-pox | 2 | – | — |
| Scarlatina | 970 | 51 | 5.3 |
| Diphtheria | 486 | 98 | 20.2 |
| Membranous Croup | |||
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 217 | 42 | 19.4 |
| Continued Fever | 2 | — | — |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 17 | 6 | 35.3 |
| Cholera | 4 | 3 | 75.0 |
| Erysipelas | 324 | 10 | 8.1 |
| Total | 2022 | 210 | 10.4 |