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St Pancras 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The deaths which occurred during the year are fully classified for causes, age and sei
in Table 2 on page 79.
For purpose of comparison, the death-rates for England and Wales, the County of
London, the Metropolitan Boroughs, and certain of the large towns are given in Table 5 on
page 85.
It will be noted that 22 Metropolitan Boroughs had a lower and 6 a higher general
death-rate than St. Pancras,
Of the total 2,680 St. Pancras deaths which occurred during the year, no less than
1,661 took place in public institutions, either within or outside the Borough ; this equals a
proportion of 62 per cent. of the total deaths.
Ward Deaths and Death-Rates. The number of deaths and the death-rates per 1,000 of population for each of the Wards during the past year were as follows, the figures for the preceding year being also given for comparison:—
| Ward. | Number of Deaths. | Death-rate per 1000 of population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 1926 | 1925 | 1926 | |
| l | 435 | 397 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
| 2 | 258 | 257 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| 3 | 443 | 459 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
| 4 | 341 | 317 | 12.9 | 12.0 |
| 5 | 434 | 414 | 14.1 | 13.4 |
| 6 | 292 | 253 | 13.9 | 12.0 |
| 7 | 181 | 187 | 11.7 | 12.1 |
| 8 | 333 | 352 | 12.0 | 12.8 |
| Homeless | 28 | 44 | — | — |
| Borough | 2745 | 2680 | 12.7 | 12.4 |