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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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Tubercular Diseases.
There were 604 deaths from the principal tubercular diseases
during the year, being practically the same number as that
of last year. During the preceding eight years there has
been an average number of 130.2 deaths from these diseases
in every 1000 deaths from 'all causes' or 2.6 in every 1000
persons living. In 1882 the proportion of deaths from these
diseases has been 127.6 in every 1000 deaths from 'all causes,'
or 2.5 in every 1000 of population living.
In London the proportion has been 128.8 per 1000 of
deaths from 'all causes,' or 2.7 in every 1000 living.
The following table shows the relative mortality from this class of disease in the different sub-registration districts. Sixteen deaths from these diseases and 138 deaths from 'all causes' occurring in public institutions are excluded from considerations
| Sub-registration Districts. | Nr. of Deaths. | Proportion per 1000 of Population. | Proportion per 1000 of total deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 79 | 2.0 | 103.9 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 74 | 2.7 | 133.8 |
| Grays Inn Lane | 96 | 3.1 | 151.1 |
| Homers Town | 118 | 3.4 | 148.4 |
| Camden Town | 48 | 3.0 | 148.1 |
| Kentish Town | 178 | 1.9 | 113.4 |
Wasting and Convulsive Diseases of Infants.
There were 241 deaths amongst children under one year of
age from the Wasting Diseases of children, or 31.0 to every
1000 of births and 217.1 to every 1000 of total deaths under
one year.
There were also 166 deaths amongst children of the same
age due to Convulsive Diseases being 21.8 per 1000 of births
and 149.5 per 1000 of total deaths under one year.
The following tables show the incidence of deaths at these
ages from these diseases upon the different sub-registration
districts, but in the first table six deaths from wasting diseases,
and 17 from 'all causes' under one year could not be referred
to the districts to which they belong. In the second table all
the deaths from convulsive diseases could be referred, but
again 17 deaths from 'all causes' under one year of age
were excluded from consideration.