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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I nfectious D iseases.— T able
S t. P ancras D istrict and S ub. D istricts.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Non.Parishioners in Public Institutions within the District are excluded. Parishioners in Public Institutions i without the District are included. Parishioners in Public Institutions, whether within or without the District, are classified in the respective Sub.Districts of their previous residence. | AGES. | Regent's Park. | Tottenham Court. | Gray's Inn Lane. | 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
2. Scarlatina, Scarlet Fever | Under 5 | 34 | 18 | 22 | 49 | 21 | 95 | .. | 239 | 814 |
5 upwards | 101 | 33 | 54 | 81 | 42 | 264 | .. | 575 | ||
3. Diphtheria | Under 5 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 70 | .. | 136 | 372 |
5 upwards | 22 | 23 | 42 | 45 | 12 | 92 | .. | 236 | ||
4. Membranous Croup | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 |
5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
5. Typhus Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6. Enteric or Typhoid Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 145 |
5 upwards | 18 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 68 | .. | 142 | ||
7. Fever, Simple and Continued | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
8. Relapsing Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
. 5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
9. Puerperal Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
5 upwards | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | ||
10. Cholera | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
. 5 upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
11. Erysipelas | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 27 |
5 upwards | 3 | 5 | 3 | s | 6 | 4 | .. | 26 | ||
Totals | Under 5 | 50 | 27 | 40 | 67 | 30 | 167 | .. | 381 | 1370 |
5 upwards | 144 | 75 | 116 | 155 | 68 | 431 | .. | 989 | ||
All Ages | 194 | 102 | 156 | 222 | 98 | 598 | .. | 1370 |