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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Population. | Regent's Park, pop. 33,192. | 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. |
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Diseases. | |||||||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlatina, or Scarlet Fever | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 25 |
Diphtheria Membranous Croup | 13 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 62 | 111 |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 43 |
Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever Cholera | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Erysipelas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
Totals | 25 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 15 | 97 | 205 |
From the preceding Tables the Case-fatality of each of the diseases appears as follows:—
Cases. | Deaths. | Fatality per cent. | |
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Small-pox | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlatina | 858 | 25 | 2.9 |
Diphtheria | 559 | 111 | 199 |
Membranous Croup | |||
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. |
Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 240 | 43 | 17.9 |
Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | 13 | 10 | 76.9 |
Cholera | 1 | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | 305 | 16 | 5.2 |
Totals | 1976 | 205 | 10.4 |