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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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In this table deaths in Public Institutions, whether within or without the Borough, are classified in the respective Sub-Districts of their previous residence:—
| DISTRICTS. | Estimated Population. | West St. Pancras. | South St. Pancras, | East St. Pancras. | North St. Pancras. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Rate for the Year 1903 | 237032 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 17.9 | 13.8 | 16.2 | |
| „ 1904 | 237088 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 17.4 | |
| „ 1905 | 237149 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 14.1 | 15.7 | |
| „ 1906 | 237149 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 14.5 | 15.8 | |
| „ 1907 | 237173 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 16.3 | 13.4 | 15.0 | |
| „ 1908 | 237247 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 15.0 | |
| „ 1909 | 237247 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 14.8 | |
| „ 1910 | 237247 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 13.8 | |
| „ 1911 | 237129 | 14.8 | 1.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 14.1 | |
| „ 1912 | 220353 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 14.3 | |
It will be seen from the last column that the death-rate for 1913 was the
lowest yet recorded, except those for 1910 and 1912. It may be noted in this
connection that the death-rate for the County of London for 1913 (14.2) was
greater than those for 1910 (13.7) and 1912 (13.6) only.
1707 deaths occurred in Public Institutions in the Borough. These are
tabulated in table 6 on page 106.
Taking from these the number which were of non-parishioners (650), and
adding the number of deaths of St. Pancras parishioners in Public Institutions
•outside the Borough (611—both from the Registrar-General's figures), the
number of St. Pancras deaths which took place in Public Institutions is
shown to be 1668 or 49.9 per cent. of the total deaths.
That one-half of the deaths of St. Pancras parishioners took place in Public
Institutions is a striking fact.
Table 5 on page 105 shows the death-rates for 1913 of England and
Wales, the County of London, the several Metropolitan Boroughs and the 30
large towns with populations exceeding 125,000. It should be noted that
the St. Pancras figures are shown in this table on the basis of the RegistrarGeneral's
estimate of the population which, as explained before, differs from
the estimate made in this report.