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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 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Pleurisy, Asthma, and other Diseases of the Respiratory System,
amounted to 808, or 8.8 per 1,000 of population, and 167-4 per
1,000 of total deaths, which is 70 less than during 1888. In
London during the same period, the proportion from these
causes was 8.9 per 1,000 of population, and 183.1 per 1,000 of
total deaths.
The following table shows the number of deaths from Pulmonary Diseases, other than Phthisis, occurring in each sub-registration district, and the proportion per 1,000 of population, and per 1,000 of total deaths.1
| Sub-registration Districts. | No. of Deaths. | Proportion per l,000 of Population. | Proportion per 1,000 of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent's Park | 115 | 2.9 | 154.5 |
| Tottenham Court Road | 97 | 8.6 | 180.9 |
| Gray's Inn Lane | 106 | 3.4 | 171.7 |
| Somers Town | 184 | 8.8 | 184.8 |
| Camden Town | 70 | 4.5 | 201.7 |
| Kentish Town | 258 | 2.8 | 160.9 |
TUBERCULAR DISEASES.
The principal Tubercular Diseases caused during 1884, 694
deaths, or 52 more than in 1888. The proportion of deaths
from these diseases was 144.7 per 1,000 deaths from " all
causes," or 2.8 per 1,000 of population. In London, during
the same period, the proportion was 140.8 per 1,000 of total
deaths, or 8.0 in every 1,000 persons living.
The following table shows the relative mortality from these
diseases in the sub-registration districts. There are 27 deaths
* The previous address of 23 persons dying from Pulmonary Diseases, and
223 persons dying from "all causes" could not be ascertained, and the deaths
of these persons are therefore excluded from consideration. All other deaths
are referred to the district to which they belong. The death rates are, for the
purpose of comparison, corrected, in view of the fact that the yoar is of fiftythree
weeks' duration, and the number of residents in hospitals and workhouses
is excluded from the population.