Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-first 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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considerable modification in the incidence of mortality, and it will be noted that
the death-rate of St. Pancras instead of being 20'3 per mille in the year 1895,
was really 19.8,—exactly the same rate as for the whole of London.
Regents
Park.
Tottenham
Court.
Gray's
Inn
Lane.
Somers
Town.
Camden
Town.
Kentish
Town.
St.
Pancras.
Unrevised population, 1895 37,471 26,509 28,028 33,545 14,344 96,535 236,432
Unrevised death-rate, 1895 19.1 20.0 29.37 24.1 24.1 18.8 20.3
Census population, 1896 37,341 26.757 29,426 32,161 16,669 98,410 240,764
Less three quarters increase .. ... ... ... ... 396 396
Estimated population middle 1895 37,341 26,757 29,426 32,161 16,669 98,014 240,368
Plus extra-parochial residenta(1st July, 1895) 327 234 258 282 146 858 2,105
Corrected population to middle 1895 37,668 26,991 29,684 32,443 16,815 98,872 242,473
Deaths, 1895 716 505 634 773 316 1,820 4,794
Revised death-rate, 1895 19.0 18.7 21.4 23.8 20.6 18.4 19.8
POPULATION.
The population of St. Pancras is regarded as stationary. The figures of the
1896 Census have been taken as a basis, and the 2138 inmates of ExtraParochial
Institutions have been added to the sub-districts in proportion to
the population. The deaths amongst these inmates are included in the
statistics of the year.
Regent's Park Sub-District 38,144
Tottenham Court „ 26,994
Gray's Inn Lane ,, 29,958
Somers Town „ 32,778
Camden Town ,, 14,889
Kentish Town „ 100,139
St. Pancras District 242,902
MARRIAGES.
The number of Marriages celebrated in St. Pancras during the year was
2226, being 17 less than in the previous year, and 102 more than the annual
average of the previous ten years.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered during the year was 7042, being 57 less
than in the preceding year, and 139 less than the annual average during the
preceding decennium.