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St Pancras 1880

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table IV.
PARISH OF ST. PANCHAS.

Table shewing the Mortality from certain classes of Diseases, and proportions to Population, and to 1,000 Deaths in 1880.

Total Deaths.Deaths per 1000 of Population.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths.
1. Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases8113.4153.4
2. Pulmonary Diseases (other than Phthisis)9934.2187.8
3. Tubercular Diseases.6432.7121.6
4. Wasting Diseases of Infants3121.3590
5. Convulsive Diseases of' Infants3541.566.9

Notes.
1. Includes Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria,
Whooping Cough, Fever, and Diarrhoea.
3. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, and Tabes.
4. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy, Debility, want of Breast Milk,
and Premature Birth.
5. Includes Hydrocephalus, Infantile Meningitis, Convulsions, and
Teething.