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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 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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[ Table A. ]
| Names of Sub-Districts. | Population in 1861. | Rate of increase per cent. per annum between 1851 & 1861. | Estimated Population, April, 1863.1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 34927 | 0.9 | 35558 |
| Tottenham Court | 28348 | 0.3 | 28518 |
| Gray's Inn Road | 27807 | 0.48 | 28074 |
| Somers Town | 39096 | 0.93 | 39826 |
| Camden Town | 23406 | 1.03 | 28476 |
| Kentish Town | 44298 | 6.6 | 50338 |
| The whole Parish | 198784 | 1.75 | 205802 |
* Calculated on the assumption that the population has increased since 1861 in the same annual
proportion as it did between 1851 and 1861.
[ Table B. ]
| Names of Sub-Districts. | Deaths registered in 1863. | Estimated Mortality in 1863. * | Rate of Mortality to every 1000. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 682 | 798 | 22.4 |
| Tottenham Court | 553 | 646 | 23.0† |
| Gray's Inn Road | 542 | 631 | 22.5 |
| Somers Town | 877 | 1005 | 25.2 |
| Camden Town | 483 | 575 | 21.2†† |
| Kentish Town | 931 | 1091 | 21.6 |
| University Hospital | 171 | ||
| Royal Free Hospital | 73 | ||
| St. Pancras Workhouse | 434 | ||
| Strand Workhouse | 108 | ||
| The whole Parish (Without Strand Workhouse) | 4746 | 23.6 |
* This column is calculated by excluding the deaths which occurred in the Strand Workhouse,
and distributing the deaths in the Hospitals and St. Pancras Workhouse amongst the Sub-Districts
in the proportion of their several populations.
† The population is assumed to have been 28018, 500 being subtracted for the inmates of the
Strand Workhouse.
†† The population is assumed to have been 26976, 1500 being subtracted for the St. Pancras
Workhouse.
[ Table C. ]
| Names of Sub-Districts. | Ratio of Births to Deaths under 5 years. | Ratio of Births to Deaths at all ages. |
|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 1000:273 | 1000:687 |
| Tottenham Court | 1000:271* | 1000:713 |
| Gray's Inn Road | 1000:272 | 1000:700 |
| Somers Town | 1000:312 | 1000:712 |
| Camden Town | 1000:291† | 1000:686 |
| Kentish Town | 1000:257 | 1000:602 |
| The whole Parish | 1000:290 | 1000:657 |
* A deduction of 50 is made for births in the Strand Workhouse,
† A deduction of 200 is made for births in the St. Pancras Workhouse.