London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1897
Annual report from the chairman of the health committee on the business of the department
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INQUESTS HELD.
In the Coroner's Court—General Cases 465
„ „ „ Poor Law Cases 41
Elsewhere in St Pancras 0
506
PUBLIC MORTUARIES.
Number of bodies deposited in the General Mortuary 499
„ „ Infectious „ 26
525
COMPARATIVE MORTALITY OF THE SUB-DISTRICTS.
A comparison of the mortality in the Sub-Districts of St. Pancras, shows
that in Somers Town there occurred the highest birth-rate, the highest general
death-rate, the highest death-rate under five years per 1000 births, and the highest
mortality from the notifiable infectious diseases, and from the zymotic diseases.
Gray's Inn Lane Sub-District showed the highest infantile mortality per 1000
births, and the highest mortality from bronchitis, pneumonia and pleurisy.
Caraden Town Sub-District the highest from phthisis, and the lowest infantile
mortality.
The lowest general death-rate was found in the Kentish Town Sub-District,
and also the lowest death-rate from phthisis. In Regent's Park occurred the
lowest death-rates under five per 1000 births, from the notifiable and zymotic
diseases, and from bronchitis, pneumonia and pleurisy.