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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 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Institutions in St. Pancras. | Number of Inmates. | Sub-Districts. | Number of Inmates. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Saviour's Cancer Hospital | 30 | Regent's Park | 30 |
| University College Hopital | 160 | Tottenham Court | 425 |
| Home Hospital | |||
| Medical and Surgical Home | |||
| Central London Sick Asylum | 250 | ||
| Royal Free Hospital | 150 | Gray's Inn lane | 170 |
| Central London Throat and Ear | |||
| Hospital | 15 | ||
| Homes of Hope | 5 | ||
| Temperance Hospital | 50 | Somers Town | 50 |
| North-West London Hospital | 35 | Camden Town | 1535 |
| Workhouse | 1500 | ,, ,, | |
| Infirmary | 500 | Kentish Town | 500 |
| 2710 | 2710 |
It is assumed that the number of inmates of the above institutions, who do not
belong to St. Pancras is equal to the number of inmates, belonging to St.
Pancras, in Non-Parochial Institutions, as Hospitals, &c., situated beyond the
limits of the Parish.
But the St. Pancras inmates of Poor Law Institutions situated beyond the
limits of the Parish must be added to the above.
Institutions situated beyond St. Pancras.
Daily average
St. Anne's HomeJ Streatham .. 419
Holborn and otner Workhouses 136
Extra Metropolitan Lunatic Asylums 491
Imbecile and Idiot Asylums . . .. 759
Fever and Small Pox Asylums 55
1860
Births.—The number of births occurring in Public Institutions during the
year was as follows : —
Homes of Hope—Gray's Inn Lane Sub-District ., 38
Workhouse—Camden Town 150
Total 188