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 1861
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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[ Table A. ]
Mortality per Thousand in London, in the Divisions of London, and in Saint Pancras, in 1861 and in preceding years.
| Mean of Ten Years, 1848 to 1857. | 1857. | 1858. | 1859. | 1860. | 1861. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON | 24.46 | 22.07 | 23.98 | 22.77 | 22.57 | 23.17 |
| WEST DISTRICTS (Kensington, Chelsea, St. George's, Hanover Square, Westminster, St. Martin, St. James) | 22.76 | 20.86 | 22.44 | 21.51 | 22.24 | 22.38 |
| NORTH DISTRICTS (Marylebone, Hampstead, Pancras, Islington, Hackney) | 22.15 | 21.16 | 22.96 | 21.74 | 21.24 | 22.30 |
| CENTRAL DISTRICTS (St. Giles, Strand, Holborn, Cler-kenwell, St. Luke's, E. London, W. London, London City) | 24.35 | 23.40 | 24.55 | 24.22 | 23.42 | 25.04 |
| EAST DISTRICTS (Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, White-chapel, St. George's-in-the-East, Stepney, Poplar) | 25.84 | 24.24 | 25.87 | 24.03 | 24.16 | 24.05 |
| SOUTH DISTRICTS (St. Saviour, St. Olave, Bermondsey, St. George's, Southwark, Newington, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Camberwell, Rotberithe, Greenwich, Lewisham) | 26.28 | 21.115 | 24.04 | 22.69 | 22.22 | 22.78 |
| ST. PANCRAS | 23.15 | 21.88 | 25.003 | 23.54 | 21.86 | 23.52 |
| Number of Deaths | Mean 3985 | 4055 | 4714 | 4423 | 4268 | 4698 |
| Estimated Population | 172131 | 185288 | 188531 | 191830 | 195187 | 198882 middle of year 199677 |
N.B.—From Census, 1851, to the end of 1852, the population estimated to increase in
ratio of 1 : 1.031, which gives for that date the population of 172131. This is taken as the
eentre of the years 1848-57.