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St Pancras 1899

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

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

The Case-fatality.—The following Table gives the number of deaths from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the Sub-Districts of St. Pancras.

Population.Regent's Park, pop. 33,192.Tottenham Court, pop. 27,023.Gray's Inn Lane, pop. 29,991.Somers Town, pop. 32,815.Camden Town, pop. 14,910.Kentish Town, pop. 100,242.Total.
Diseases.
Small-pox..............
Scarlatina, or Scarlet Fever41471825
Diphtheria Membranous Croup136417962111
Typhus Fever..............
Typhoid or Enteric Fever574631843
Continued Fever..............
Relapsing Fever..............
Puerperal Fever Cholera11221310
Erysipelas22231616
Totals251716351597205

Table: From the preceding Tables the Case-fatality of each of the diseases appears as follows:—

From the preceding Tables the Case-fatality of each of the diseases appears as follows:—

Cases.Deaths.Fatality per cent.
Small-pox......
Scarlatina858252.9
Diphtheria559111199
Membranous Croup
Typhus Fever......
Typhoid or Enteric Fever2404317.9
Continued Fever......
Relapsing Fever......
Puerperal Fever131076.9
Cholera1....
Erysipelas305165.2
Totals197620510.4