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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 1893

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

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Table: The Case-fatality.—Thefollowing table gives the number of deaths from the notifiable Infectious Diseases in the Sub-Districts of St. Pancras:—

The Case-fatality.—Thefollowing table gives the number of deaths from the notifiable Infectious Diseases in the Sub-Districts of St. Pancras:—

Diseases.Regent's Park, pop. 36,592.Tottenham Court, pop. 26,319.Gray's Inn Lane, pop. 27,418.Somers Town, pop. 32,841.Camden Town, pop. 15,461.Kentish Town, pop. 95,775.Total.
Population—1891 Census.
Small-Poxll1l..59
Cholera....l....12
Diphtheria or Membranous Croup242718201397199
Erysipelas277611336
Scarlatina, or Scarlet Fever20iO918341101
Typhus Fever... .. .. ... ...
Typhoid, or Enteric Fever6244. .824
Relapsing Fever..... .... .. .. .
Continued Fever. .. ...... .... .
Puerperal Fever2113..5
Totals5548415217170383

Table: Taking the total number of cases of each disease notified in the whole District, and the total number of deaths, the case fatality is obtained.

Taking the total number of cases of each disease notified in the whole District, and the total number of deaths, the case fatality is obtained.

Cases.Deaths.Fatality per cent.
Small-Pox11298.0
Cholera5240.0
Diphtheria or Membranous Croup73219927.2
Erysipelas678365.4
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever24651014.1
Typhus Fever0——
Typhoid or Enteric Fever1632414.7
Relapsing Fever0——
Continued Fever500
Puerperal Fever241250.0
Total. 41843839.1

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Cholera.—Following up the preparations described in the Annual Report of
last year, the same organisation, printed matter, and precautions generally
were again adopted by the Health Committee, and in addition the following
further arrangements were made:—
(1) Arrangements were made with the several Registrars of Births and
Deaths to add to the deaths requiring to be specially and immediately reported