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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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been referred to the sub-registration district to which they
belong with the exception of seven deaths from zymotic
diseases, and 183 deaths from 'all causes' whose previous
residences could not be ascertained (Vide Note, page 5).
It will be noted that the sub-registration districts, Gray's Inn Lane and Somers Town have suffered proportionately more than the others.
| Sub-registration Districts. | Total Deaths. | Proportion per 1000 of of Population. | Proportion per 1000 of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 114 | 2.9 | 150.0 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 68 | 2.4 | 122.9 |
| Gray's Inn Lane | 110 | 3.6 | 173.2 |
| Somers Town | 120 | 3.4 | 150.9 |
| Camden Town | 39 | 2.4 | 120.3 |
| Kentish Town | 271 | 3.0 | 177.7 |
Small Pox.
It is gratifying to record a much diminished mortality
from this disease. Instead of 84 deaths as in 1881, there were
but 6 deaths during 1882, being in the proportion of 1.2 in
each 1000 deaths from 'all causes.'
The distribution of the deaths is as follows:—
| Regent's Park | 1 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 0 |
| Gray's Inn Lane | 3 |
| Somers Town | 1 |
| Camden Town | 0 |
| Kentish Town | 1 |
Altogether 61 cases were reported to the Sanitary Department,
51 of which were removed to hospital.
During the preceeding ten years the annual average
number of deaths was 43.1 being in the proportion of 8.5 to
1000 deaths from all causes.
In London as a whole this proportion was, in 1882, 5.1,
being fully four times as much as in St. Pancras during the
same period.