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St Pancras 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: SANITATION. MORTUARIES. The number of bodies deposited in the Public Mortuaries during the year was as follows :—

SANITATION. MORTUARIES. The number of bodies deposited in the Public Mortuaries during the year was as follows :—

General Mortuary373
Infectious4
Total377

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CORONER'S COURT.
The number of inquests held during the year in the Coroner's Court, inclusive
of Poor Law Cases, was 390, the total number of inquests held in St. Pancras
being 431.

Table: INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Notification.—The following cases of Infectious Diseases were notified to the Department during 1889.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Notification.—The following cases of Infectious Diseases were notified to the Department during 1889.

Disease.Regent's Park.Tottenham Court.Gray's Inn Lane.Somers Town.Camden Town.Kentish Town.Totals..
Small Pox• •• •• •• •• •• •• •
Cholera• •• •• •• •• •• •• •
Diphtheria or Membranous Croup8158141251108
Erysipelas• •• •• •• •• •• •• •
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever4033296019171352
Typhus Fever• •• •• •• •1• •1
Typhoid or Enteric Fever10314962466
Relapsing Fever• •• •• •• •• •• •• •
Continued Fever• •• •• •• •• •• •• •
Puerperal Fever• •• •• •• •• •• •• •
Totals5851518338246527