London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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St Pancras 1890

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

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Under five years of age the number of Deaths and proportion per 1000 births and per 1000 total deaths were as follows:—

Sub-Districts.Number of Deaths over 5 Years.Per 1000 Births.Per 1000 Deaths at all Ages.
Regent's Park250270.8316.5
Tottenham Court199299.7333.9
Gray's Inn Lane232283.6349.4
Somers Town348311.8402.3
Camden Town116233.2360.2
Kentish Town734244.5383.5
St. Pancras1879268.5364.8
London36,123276.6396.0

CAUSES OF DEATH.
Zymotic Diseases.
The principal Zymotic Diseases were the cause of 646 deaths compared with 498
in the previous year, and an annual average during the previous ten years of
689.6

The number of deaths and the proportions per 1000 of population and per 1000 of total deaths were as follows :—

Sub-Districts.Number.Per 1000 Population.Per 1000 Total Deaths.
Regent's Park802.13101.3
Tottenham Court612.30102.3
Gray's Inn Lane822.93123.5
Somers Town1203.58138.7
Camden Town362.51111.8
Kentish Town2762.77139.5
St. Pancras6462.73131.4
London12,2792.93134.6