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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 1882

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

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Table: Table V.Shewing the Number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases, in the 10 years 1872 to 1881,and in the year 1882.

Table V.

Shewing the Number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases, in the 10 years 1872 to 1881,

and in the year 1882.

Disease.1872187318741875187618771878187918801881Annual Average of 10 years, 1872-81 .Proportion of 1 Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 10 years, 1872-81.Total Deaths in 1882.Proportion of Deaths to 1000 Deaths in 1882.
Small Pox58232221299419188443.18.561.2
Measles10528164821171434812958172113.922.513027.4
Scarlet Fever70179524013789138144156180124.624.66613.9
Diphtheria1638355538222325347035.67.05110.7
Whooping Cough259212121232198141217154293122194.938.528860.9
Typhus Fever14910852044117.61.5....
Enteric Fever5258383560585957436652.610.46914.5
Simple Continued Fever16142516710454810.92.1....
Diarrhœa235253222178239155229118204211204.440.411923.4
Totals825824613828823767816655811914787.6155.5729152.0
Totals—London12,72211,22611,32713,34012,53612,23214,61912,01013,73513,81112,755.8161.213,553163.4