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St Pancras 1894

Thirty-ninth annual report of the Medical Officer of Health on the vital and sanitary condition of the Borough of Saint Pancras, London

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Measles accounted for 86 deaths, the numbers in the two previous years
being 149 and 229. 111 deaths arose from Whooping Cough, compared to
103 and 147 in 1893 and 1892, respectively. Diarrhoea and Dysentery were
the cause of 105 deaths, the two previous years having claimed 188 and 139
deaths.
Reference to Table 5b shows that Puerperal Fever caused 6 deaths, one half
the number in each of the two previous years, and Erysipelas 14 deaths,
compared to 36 in 1893 and 9 in 1&92.

Table: Phthisis.—This disease, as typical of the tubercular group of diseases, caused 457 deaths, compared to 458 in 1893, and also in 1892. The incidence of this disease in the Sub-Districts was as follows: —

Phthisis.—This disease, as typical of the tubercular group of diseases, caused 457 deaths, compared to 458 in 1893, and also in 1892. The incidence of this disease in the Sub-Districts was as follows: —

Sub-Districts.Number.Per 1000 Population.Per 1000 Total Deaths.
Regent's Park741.9104.2
Tottenham Court652.4132.6
Gray's Inn Lane531 .899.4
Somers Town581.791.3
Camden Town352.4127.7
Kentish Town1721.7104.8
St. Pancras4571.9106.7
London75431.797.9

Table: Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.—These diseases, as typical of the respiratory group of diseases, caused 698 deaths, against 1,048 in 1893, and 1,144 in 1892, the incidence in the Sub-Districts having been as follows: —

Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy.—These diseases, as typical of the respiratory group of diseases, caused 698 deaths, against 1,048 in 1893, and 1,144 in 1892, the incidence in the Sub-Districts having been as follows: —

Sub Districts.Numbers.Per 1000 Population.Per 1000 total Deaths.
Regent's Park1082.8152.2
Tottenham Court813.0165.3
Gray's Inn Lane802.8150.1
Somers Town1103.2173.2
Camden Town352.4127.7
Kentish Town2842.9173.1
St. Pancras6982.9163.0
London133783.0173.7