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St Pancras 1899

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

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Diarrhoea nomenclature.—Various synonyms have been used in certifying
diarrhoea, and these have been variously classed.
The Registrar-General has classed as diarrhoea the following terms: —
Diarrhœa.
Epidemic Diarrhoea.
Intestinal or Enteric Catarrh.
Gastro-intestinal or Gastro-enteric Catarrh.
And as diseases of the Alimentary Canal the following terms : —
Gastro-enteritis.
Muco-enteritis.
Gastric Catarrh.
The Royal College of Physicians have recently recommended the disuse of
these synonyms by the medical profession, and have authorised the use of the
term " Epidemic Enteritis," or " Zymotic Enteritis," with a view to uniform
classification.

Table: The Notifiable Infectious Diseases.—The number of deaths from this group of diseases in the Sub-Districts, and the proportions per 1000 of population and per 1000 total deaths, were as follows :—

The Notifiable Infectious Diseases.—

The number of deaths from this group of diseases in the Sub-Districts, and the proportions per 1000 of population and per 1000 total deaths, were as follows :—

Sub-Districts.Number.Per 1000 Population.Per 1000 Total Deaths.
Regent's Park250.6535.3
Tottenham Court170.6329.3
Gray's Inn Lane160.5322.4
Somers Town351.0742.3
Camden Town151.0151.4
Kentish Town970.9752.5
St. Pancras2050.8441.3
London37440.8241.8