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St Pancras 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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44
CEREBROSPINAL FEVER.
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis or Cerebro-Spinal Fever was made a
eompulsorily notifiable disease in London under Section 55 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, by a resolution of the County Council on the 26th
February, 1907, which came into effect on the 12th March, and the order has
been renewed from time to time.
Extracts from Memorandum on Cerebro-Spinal Fever, issued by the Medical
Officer of the Local Government Board in July, 1905, were quoted in the
Annual Report for 1906.
The number of cases of the disease notified in St. Pancras during the year
was five.
CONSUMPTION
(PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.)
Deaths from Consumption.
The number of deaths in St. Pancras from the pulmonary form of
Tuberculosis during each of the last six years, at several ages, has been as
follows:—

Table: Tuberculous Phthisis, Pulmonary Phthms, and Phthuis.

Tuberculous Phthisis, Pulmonary Phthms, and Phthuis.

Year.Under 5.5—15.15—65.Over 65.Total.
19035739024426
1904101539718440
1905131031317353
1906131235917401
19078534023376
190814532914362

Table: During the past ve.r the following have been the number of deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis at several ages of life : —

During the past ve.r the following have been the number of deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis at several ages of life : —

Tubercular Diseases, 1908.AGES.Total.
Under 5.5—15.15—65.65 and upwards.
TuberculousPhthisis(Pulm. Phthisis)1452598286362
Phthisis——70676
Tuberculous Meningitis4044—48
Tuberculous Peritonitis512—8
Tabes MesenUrica1———1
Lupus—————
Tubercle of other Organs—1416
General Tuberculosis16218—36
Scrofula—————