Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table 7. Respiratory and Tubercular Diseases. Deaths from the various Respiratory and Tubercular Diseases, corrected and classified in Sub-Districts.
Deaths from | Regent's Park. | Tottenham Court. | ' Gray's Inn Lane. | Somers Town. | Camden Town. | Kentish Town. | No Address. | Total, St. Pancras. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laryngitis | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .. | 25 |
Croup | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | ... | 9 |
Emphysema, Asthma | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Bronchitis | 110 | 95 | 107 | 182 | 42 | 324 | 24 | 884 |
Pneumonia | 30 | 22 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 85 | 16 | 228 |
Pleurisy | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 32 |
Other Respiratory Diseases | 12 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 69 |
Total Respiratory Diseases | 162 | 133 | 142 | 247 | 68 | 457 | 43 | 1252 |
Rickets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | 14 | ||
Tabes Mesenterica | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 72 |
Hydrocephalus | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 55 |
Phthisis | 70 | 60 | 56 | 89 | 31 | 129 | 23 | 458 |
Tuberculosis, Scrofula, etc. | 10 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 24 | ... | 67 |
Total Tubercular Diseases | 108 | 95 | 74 | 119 | 40 | 205 | 25 | 666 |
Infectious Diseases.
Deaths from | Regent's Park. | Tottenham Court | Gray's Inn Lane. | Somers Town. | Camden Town. | Kentish Town | No Address. | Total, St. Pancras. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | ... | I | ... | 1 | ... | • •• | ... | 2 |
Measles | 37 | 18 | 24 | 48 | 14 | 86 | 2 | 229 |
Scarlatina | 13 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 23 | ... | 67 |
Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | 24 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 147 |
Diphtheria | 16 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 114 |
Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric Fever | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ... | 26 |
Diarrhoea, etc. | 21 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 49 | ... | 139 |
Totals | 116 | 68 | 89 | 140 | 42 | 265 | 4 | 724 |
Influenza | 13 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 53 | 3 | 152 |