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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 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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Table: The Case-fatality—The following table gives the number of deaths from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the Sub-Districts of St. Pancras:—

The Case-fatality—The following table gives the number of deaths from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the Sub-Districts of St. Pancras:—

Diseases.Regent's Park, pop. 36,592Tottenham Court, pop. 26,319.Gray's Inn Lane, pop. 27,448.Somers Town, pop. 32,841.Camden Town, pop. 15,461.Kentish Town, pop. 95,775.Total.
Population—1891 Census.
Small-pox1....l..68
Cholera..............
Diphtheria or Membranous Croup25161418546124
Erysipelas42321214
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever394911844
Typhus Fever..............
Typhoid or Enteric Fever745831340
Relapsing Fever..............
Continued Fever..............
Puerperal Fever........• •66
Totals403126381091236

Table: From the two preceding Tables the Case-fatality of each of the diseases appears as follows :—

From the two preceding Tables the Case-fatality of each of the diseases appears as follows :—

Cases.Deaths.per cent.
Small-pox95884
Cholera1——
Diphtheria, or Membranous Croup50212424.7
Erysipelas470142.9
Scarlatina, or Scarlet Fever-- 1255443.5
Typhus Fever———
Typhoid, or Enteric Fever -1884022.8
Relapsing Fever1——
Continued Fever2——
Puerperal Fever11654.5
Totals25252369.3