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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Females.
| Occupation. | Number. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Service (Domestic, Waitresses, &c.) | 13350 | 15 % |
| Makers of Textiles | 5523 | 6 „ |
| Clerks and Typists | 4928 | 5 „ |
| Commercial and Financial | 3003 | 3 „ |
| Unoccupied and Retired (married) | 35263 | 39 „ |
| „ (unmarried) | 10406 | 12 „ |
| ,, (widowed or divorced) | 6424 | 7 ,, |
| All other Occupations | 11719 | 13 „ |
| Total | 90616 | 100 „ |
Economic Conditions. The amount of out-relief granted during the past 10 years is indicated in the following table (kindly supplied by Mr. Bernard Chapman, Clerk to the St. Pancras Guardians), which gives for half-yearly periods the amount spent on out door relief, and the number chargeable in this respect in the middle week of each half-year: —
| Half-Year ending | Amount spent in the half-year. | Numbers chargeable in the middle week of the half-year. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaelmas, 1917 | £ 3079 | 871 | |
| Lady day, 1918 | 3382 | 852 | |
| Michaelmas, 1918 | 3461 | 771 | |
| Lady day, 1919 | 3814 | 754 | |
| Michaelmas, 1919 | 4557 | 823 | |
| Lady day, 1920 | 6146 | 899 | |
| Michaelmas, 1920 | 8161 | 1079 | |
| Lady day, 1921 | 13081 | 1660 | |
| Michaelmas, 1921 | 21400 | 3529 | |
| Lady day, 1922 | 40081 | 6429 | |
| Michaelmas, 1922 | 34591 | 6325 | |
| Lady day, 1923 | 34193 | 6425 | |
| Michaelmas, 1923 | 28312 | 5489 | |
| Lady day, 1924 | 31690 | 5290 | |
| Michaelmas, 1924 | 26607 | 4723 | |
| Lady day, 1925 | 26766 | 4319 | |
| Michaelmas, 1925 | 31290 | 4267 | |
| Lady day, 1926 | 36061 | 5427 | |
| Michaelmas, 1926 | 43351 | 6242 | |
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages celebrated in 1926 was 1,895. This is equal to a rate of 8.7
per 1,000 of total population.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered during the year belonging to St. Pancras was 3,612,
making an annual birth-rate of 16.7 per 1,000 of population. The total number of
births actually registered as having taken place in the Borough was 4,129. This figure
has to be corrected by deducting the births of non-residents which occurred in various
public institutions in the Borough—these numbered 1,095, and adding the births of parishioners
which occurred outside the Borough—these numbered 578. The corrected figure is therefore
as stated above, 3,612.