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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 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table shows the death rates from certain diseases in the different districts during 1883 :—
| Sub.registration Districts. | All Diseases. | Tubercular Diseases. | Pulmonary Diseases other than Phthisis. | Nine Principal Zymotio Diseases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 18.1 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 2.4 |
| TottenhamCourt Road | 20.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| Gray's Inn Lane | 18.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| Somers Town | 23.1 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| Camden Town | 24.8 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 8.4 |
| Kentish Town | 17.5 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 2.5 |
This year the Camden Town sub-registration district shows
a marked increase upon the death rates of the previous year
when calculated on deaths from "all causes," Pulmonary
diseases, and Zymotic diseases. Gray's Inn Lane shows a
marked diminution in the death rates from the same diseases.
Kentish Town has the lowest death rate of all the districts in
all diseases except Zymotic, in which Tottenham Court Road
is still lower. Somers Town also has a lower death rate than
last year.
When the death-rate among infants comes to be considered,
it is shown that when calculated upon the number of
registered births, the following results are obtained: —
No. of deaths Proportion to
under one year. 1000 births.
Regent's Park 156 139.1
Tottenham Court Road 114 164.4
Gray's Inn Lane1 46 164.8
Somers Town 186 160.4
Camden Town 116 142.5
Kentish Town 870 125.8
Here Somers Town heads the list, and Gray's Inn Lane
follows as was the case in 1882. Kentish Town shows a much
lower death rate than the preceding year, that of Camden
Town has, however, increased.
In my last report I referred to the high death.rates in
certain localities in the Grays Inn Lane sub-registration
district. These localities have shared in the general