Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Infectious Diseases.—Table 7
S t. Pancras District and S ub.Districts.
'PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Non.Parishioners in Public Institu tions within the District are excluded. Parishioners in Public Institutions without the District are included. Parishioners in Public Institutions, whether within or without the District, are classified in the respective Districts of their previous residence. | AGES. | Regent's Park. | Tottenham Court. | Gray's Inn Lank. | Somers Town. | Camden Town. | Kentish Town | No Address. | Totals St. Pancras. | Totals St. Pancras, All Ages. |
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Notifiable Infectious Diseases. | ||||||||||
1. Variola, Smallpox | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
Under 5 | 38 | 20 | 28 | 50 | 22 | 116 | .. | 274 | 97 | |
5 upwards | 116 | 45 | 67 | 94 | 51 | 323 | .. | 696 | ||
3. Diphtheriaj | Under 5 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 87 | .. | 168 | 473 |
5 upwards | 27 | 26 | 54 | 48 | 18 | 132 | .. | 305 | ||
4. Merr.branous Croup | Under 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 8 | 132 |
5 upwards | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | ||
5. Typhus Fever | Under 5 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 upwards | 32 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 100 | .. | 209 | ||
6. Enteric or Typhoid Fever | Under 5 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .. | 8 | 217 |
5 upwards | 32 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 100 | .. | 209 | ||
7. Fever, Simple and Continued | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | ||
8. Relapsing FeverJ | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
9. Puerperal Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 |
5 upwards | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .. | 17 | ||
10. Cholera | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 4 |
5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
11. Erysipelas | Under 5 | 2 | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | 14 | 324 |
5 upwards | 31 | 28 | 67 | 31 | 39 | 114 | .. | 310 | ||
Totals | Under 5 | 59 | 33 | 56 | 75 | 36 | 216 | .. | 475 | 2022 |
5 upwards | 207 | 121 | 215 | 205 | 117 | 682 | .. | 1547 | ||
All ages | 266 | 154 | 271 | 280 | 153 | 898 | .. | 2022 |