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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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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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 | 1899 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | 5 | 1 | 31 | 112 | 95 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 123 | 636 | 621 | 1279 | 2465 | 1255 | 1053 | 1067 | 913 | 970 | 858 |
| Diphtheria | 58 | 437 | 298 | 432 | 732 | 491 | 522 | 458 | 506 | 473 | 548 |
| Membranous Croup | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 11 |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | 34 | 137 | 217 | 119 | 163 | 188 | 144 | 198 | 213 | 217 | 240 |
| Fever, Simple & Continued | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
| Cholera | - | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 70 | 373 | 370 | 426 | 678 | 470 | 408 | 366 | 393 | 324 | 305 |
| Totals | 288 | 1606 | 1528 | 2322 | 4184 | 2525 | 2178 | 2123 | 2057 | 2022 | 1976 |
The number of cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified during the year 1899, 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 122 | 74 | 127 | 131 | 90 | 314 | 858 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 71 | 45 | 69 | 76 | 50 | 248 | 559 |
| Tyhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 28 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 14 | 98 | 240 |
| Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 5 | 13 |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 31 | 29 | 57 | 40 | 28 | 120 | 305 |
| Totals | 253 | 179 | 286 | 290 | 182 | 786 | 1976 |
The annexed Tables show the seasonal variation in the prevalence and virulence
of the diseases from week to week during the past year:—