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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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There were also 175 deaths amongst children of that age
due to Convulsive Diseases, or, 22.6 per 1000 births, and
159.1 per 1000 of total deaths under one year.
The following tables show the incidence of deaths at this
age from these diseases in the different sub-registration
districts, but 2 deaths from Wasting diseases, and 3 from
Convulsive diseases and 12 from "all causes" under one
year could not be referred to the districts to which they
belong. (Vide Note, page 3.)

Table: WASTING DISEASES.

WASTING DISEASES.

Sub-registration Districts.No. of deaths.Proportion per 1000 of population.Proportion per 1000 of total deaths under one year.
Regent's Park411.04262.8
Tottenham Court Road301.11263.1
Gray's Inn Road411.32278.8
Somers Town461.33247.3
Camden Town291.88252.1
Kentish Town850.94229.7

Table: CONVULSIVE DISEASES.

CONVULSIVE DISEASES.

Sub-registration Districts.No. of deaths.Proportion per 1000 of population.Proportion per 1000 of total deaths under one year.
Regent's Park260.66166.6
Tottenham Court Road210.77184.2
Gray's Inn Road220.72149.6
Somers Town210.60112.3
Camden Town171.10147.8
Kentish Town650.72175.6

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ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
There have been fewer deaths from Zymotic Diseases during
1883 than for some years. In 1882 the nine principal
Zymotic diseases caused 154.1 in every 1000 deaths from
"all causes" or 3.0 in every 1000 of population, during 1883
these proportions have been 130.8 and 2.5 respectively.
During the previous ten years the average proportions
were 169.9 and 3.3.
In London during 1883 these proportions were 135.0 and 2.7.