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St Pancras 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table I. PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS. Table showing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Births and Deaths for the year 1880 and 7 Years preceding. Gross Numbers.
| Population estimated at the middle of the Year 1 | No. of Inhabited Houses. (Estimated) | Births. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 235,000 | 24,605 | 8.038 | 5,286 |
| 1879 240,000 | 26,020 | 8,226 | 5,189 |
| 1878 238,000 | 25,800 | 8,249 | 5,068 |
| 1877 236,000 | 25,580 | 8,126 | 4,927 |
| 1876 234,000 | 25,360 | 8,317 | 5,019 |
| 1875 231,000 | 25,140 | 8,000 | 5,401 |
| 1874 229,000 | 24,920 | 8,010 | 4,982 |
| 1873 227,000 | 24,700 | 8,095 | 5,392 |
| Average of 7 Years 1873-1879 | 25,360 | 8,146.1 | 5,139.7 |
Notes.
1. Population at Census 1871, 221,465.
2. Area in acres, 2,672.
3. Average No. of Persons in each house at Census 1871, 9.2.
*For statistical purposes the Registrar-General estimates the
population to the middle of the year on the basis of the rate of
increase ruling between the two preceding Census periods. The
estimate of population may be checked by the known number of
inhabited houses, and by the average number of inmates per house,
as ascertained at the preceding Census.
**The deaths of non-parishioners in public institutions within the
parish should be deducted, but a proportion of the deaths occurring in
General Hospitals, relative to the population of the parish or district,
should be added to the total number of deaths in this column.