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St Pancras 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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per 1000 of total deaths, and 0.29 per 1000 of population,
St. Pancras has therefore suffered more heavily from this
disease than the Metropolis.
Altogether 83 cases of this disease were reported to the
Sanitary Department.
The following table shows the incidence of this diseaso upon the various sub-registration districts. All the deaths from enteric fever were referred to the sub-registration districts to which they belong, but 138 deaths from 'all causes, could not be referred and are therefore omitted from consideration.
| Sub-Registration Districts. | No. of Deaths. | Proportion per 1000 of Population. | Proportion per 1000 of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 7 | 0.18 | 9.2 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 9 | 0.33 | 16.2 |
| Gray's Inn Lane | 13 | 0.43 | 20.4 |
| Somers Town | 9 | 0.26 | 11.3 |
| Camden Town | 6 | 0.38 | 18.5 |
| Kentish Town | 25 | 0.28 | 16.3 |
Simple Continued Fever.
No death was registered as occurring from Simple Con*
tinued Fever during 1882.
Diarrhœa.
There were 119 deaths from Diarrhoea, being 92 less
than in the previous year, and 85.4 less than the average of
the preceding ten years. During 1882 the deaths from this
disease in St. Pancras were 23.4 per 1000 of total deaths and
0.50 per 1000 of population; in London these proportions
were 26.0 and 0.55, St. Pancras has therefore suffered proportionately
slightly less from fatal diarrhoea.
Of the 119 deaths, 89 occurred in children under one year
of age and 15 amongst those from one to five. When all
the cases of fatal diarrhœa are referred to the sub-registration
districts to which they belong, their incidence is as follows.
The table does not take cognizance of 138 deaths of persons
from 'all causes' occurring in public institutions, the previous
residence whom could not be ascertained.