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St Pancras 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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25.
The distribution of the disease was as follows:
| Sub-Registration Distriots. | No. of Deaths. | Proportion per 1000 of Population. | Proportion per 1000 of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | C | 0.15 | 8.0 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 19 | 0.70 | 35.4 |
| Gray's Inn Road | 20 | 0.65 | 32.4 |
| Somers Town | 18 | 0.52 | 24.8 |
| Camden Town | 2 | 0.13 | 5.4 |
| Kentish Town | 23 | 0.25 | 14.3 |
One death from Measles, and 223 from "all causes" could
not be traced to the districts to which they belong. (Vide Note,
page 5.)
SCARLET FEVER.
This disease caused 44 deaths in St. Pancras during 1884,
being 17 less than during the previous year, and about onethird
of the annual average of the previous ten years. The
proportion of deaths to 1000 deaths from "all causes" was 9.1
in 1884, and 20.1 in the years 1874-88. The proportion of
deaths to 1000 of population was 0.18 in St. Pancras.
In London, as a whole, these proportions were 17.3 and 0.37
respectively.
The following table shews the relative proportion of Scarlet Fever in the sub-registration districts:
| Sub-Registration Districts. | No. of Deaths. | Proportion per 1000 of Population. | Proportion per 1000 of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 12 | 0.30 | 16.1 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 6 | 0.22 | 11.1 |
| Gray's Inn Road | 7 | 0.28 | 1138 |
| Somers Town | 3 | 0.08 | 4.1 |
| Camden Town | 2 | 0.13 | 5.7 |
| Kentish Town | 14 | 0.15 | 8.7 |