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

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As in previous years, this Report commences with a summary of the principal Meteorological data of the past year, set out below.

Meteorology of London, 1900 Period.			First Quarter.	Second Quarter.	Third Quarter.	Fourth Quarter.	Year 1900.

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As of interest at the present moment the vital statistics of St. Pancras Parish year by year have been set out below.

Year.	Estimated Population.	Births.	Birthrate.	Deaths.	Death-rate.	Decennial Re-calculation.

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Number of deaths year by year from the following diseases:—

Year.	Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Diarrhœa only.	Respiratory Diseases.	Bronchitis only.	Tubercular Diseases.	Phthisis only.	Deaths under 1 year.

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Deaths per 1000 of population year by year from the following diseases:—

Year.	Principal Zymotic Diseases.	Diarrhœa only.	Respiratory Diseases.	Bronchitis only.	Tubercular Diseases.	Phthisis only.	Deaths under 1 year per 1000 births.

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Population and Death in Public Institutions.

Registration Sub-Districts.	Number of Inmates.	Parochial Institutions.	Daily Average No. of Inmates	Deaths.
Registration Sub-Districts.	Number of Inmates.	Parochial Institutions.	Daily Average No. of Inmates	Parishioners.	Non-Parishioners.	Total

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The 179 births in public institutions having been re-distributed according to population, the number of births and the birth-rate of each of the Sub-Districts, and of the District, were as follows:—

Sub-Districts.	Number of Births.	Birth-rate.

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The total number of deaths and the death-rates in the Sub-Districts are set out below, 226 deaths from all causes not referable to any particular Sub-Districts being distributed according to population:—

Sub-Districts.	Number of Deaths.	Death-rate.

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Under one year of age the number of deaths and the proportion per 1000 births and per 1000 total deaths were as follows:—

Sub-Districts.	Number of Deaths under 1 Year.	Per 1000 Births.	Per 1000 Deaths at all Ages.

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Under five years of age the number of deaths and the proportion per 1000 births and per 1000 total deaths were as follows:—

Sub-Districts.	Number of Deaths under 5 Years.	Per 1000 Births.	Per 1000 Deaths at all Ages.

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Phthisis. —This disease, the type of the tubercular group of diseases, was the cause of 477 deaths, compared to 481 in 1899, 484 in 1898, and 486 in the year previous to that. The incidence of this disease in the Sub-Districts was as follows:—

Sub-Districts.	Number.	Per 1000 Population.	Per 1000 Total Deaths.

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Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. —These diseases, as typical of the respiratory group diseases, caused 845 deaths, compared to 963 deaths in 1899, 733 in 1698, and 820 in 1897; the incidence in the Sub-Districts being as follows:—

Sub-Districts.	Number.	Per 1000 Population.	Per 1000 Total Deaths

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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.

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

Sub-Districts.	Number.	Per 1000 Population.	Per 1000 Total Deaths.

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ST. PANCRAS.

Year.	0—1.	1—5.	5—15.	15—25.	25—35.	35—45.	45—55.	55—65.	65—75.	75—85.	85 and upwards.	Total Deaths under Five Years.	Total Deaths at all Ages.

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NOTIFICATIONS.

Diseases.	1889 2 m 08	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899	1900

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The number of cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified during the year 1900, and the Sub-Districts in which they occurred, are shown in the following Table :—

Population.	Regent's Park, pop. 52626.	Tottenham Court, pop. 26961.	Gray's Inn Lane, pop. 30,000.	Someras Town, pop. 32,822	Camden Town, pop. 38,815.	Kentish Town, pop. 61,852.	Total.
Diseases.	Regent's Park, pop. 52626.	Tottenham Court, pop. 26961.	Gray's Inn Lane, pop. 30,000.	Someras Town, pop. 32,822	Camden Town, pop. 38,815.	Kentish Town, pop. 61,852.	Total.

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

Population.	Begent's Park, pop. 52,626.	Tottenham Court, pop. 26,961.	Gray's Inn Lane, pop. 30,000.	Somers Town, pop. 32,822.	Camden Town, pop. 38,815.	Kentish Town, pop. 61,852.	Total.
Diseases.	Begent's Park, pop. 52,626.	Tottenham Court, pop. 26,961.	Gray's Inn Lane, pop. 30,000.	Somers Town, pop. 32,822.	Camden Town, pop. 38,815.	Kentish Town, pop. 61,852.	Total.

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SAINT PANCRAS, LONDON.

Quarters	First Quarter.													SecondQuarter.													Third Quarter.													Fourth Quarter.													Total.	Quarters.

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SAINT PANCRAS, LONDON,

Quarters	First Quarter.													Second Quarter.													Third Quarter.													Fourth Quarter.													Total.	Quarters.
Months	January.					February.				March.				April.				May.					June.				July.				August.					September.				October.					November,				December.				Total.	Months.

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

		Cases.	Deaths.	Fatality per cent.

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Diagnostic Tests. —The number of specimens of secretion and blood submitted during the year in suspected cases of Diphtheria, and Typhoid or Enteric Fever, and ihe results of Examination were as follows :—

	Bacillus found.	Doubtful.	Bacillus not found.	Total.

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38, U — R — PLACE.

Rooms,		No. of Adults.	No. of children under 10 years of age.	Initials of Family.

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The Typhoid Cases.

Date Notification Received.	Initials.	Sex.	Age.	Ceased attending School, Office, or Workshop.	Beginning of Illness.	Removed to Hospital.	Hospital.

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93, E-STREET.

Rooms.		No. of Adults.	No. of Children under 10 years of age.	Initials of Family.

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The Typhoid Cases.

Date Notification Received.	Initials.	Sex.	Age.	Ceased attending School, Offices, or Workshop.	Beginning of Illness.	Removed to Hospital.	Hospital.

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the Returns of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and the Registrar-General for the six weeks ending the 1st December were as follows:—

1900	St. Pancras.		London.
Week ending.	Notifications.	Deaths.	Notifications.	Deaths.

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M EASLES —DEATHS. St. Pancras, 1893-1900.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Non-Parishioners in Public Institutions within the District are excluded. Parishioners in Public Institutions without the District are included. Parishioners in Public Institutions, whether within or without the District, are classified in the respective Sub-Districts of their previous residence.		AGES.	Regent's Park.	Tottenham Court Road.	Gray's Inn Lane.	Somers Town.	Camden Town.	Kentish Town.	No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.	Totals St. Pancras, All Ages.

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DEATHS FROM MEASLES—LONDON.

		0-1	1-	1-	3-	4-	Total under 5 yrs.	Total5yrs. and over.	Total of all ages.

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MEASLES-LON DON.

MONTH.	Registered Deaths, 1889-1898.
MONTH.	All ages.	0—1	1—5	5—20	20 and upwards.

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ISOLATION. The cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases removed to hospital, and the Sub-Districts whence they were removed, are recorded in the following table:—

Diseases.	Regent's Park,	Tottenham Court.	Gray's Inn Lane.	Somers Town.	Camden Town.	Kentish Town.	Totals.

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WEEKLY NUMBER OF CASES OF "THE DANGEROUS INFECTIOUS DISEASES," REMOVED BY AMBULANCE DURING 1900.

Quarters	First Quarter.													Second Quarter.													Third Quarter.													Fourth Quarter.													Total.	Quarteres.
Months	January.					February.				March.				April.				May.					June.				July.				August.					September.				October.					November.				December.				Total.	Months.

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DISINFECTION. The following is a record of the disinfection carried out during the year:—

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Family Shelter. —The following Table gives for the year the dates of admission, the number of families, of males, females, and children, the place from whence they came and the disease after which disinfection was required, and for which the Shelter was sought:—

Date. 1900.	Males.	Females.	Children under 10.	Dwelling Place.	District.	Disease.	Length of Stay. (Days)

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SAINT PANCRAS.—RETURNS FOR THE SIX MONTHS, JANUARY TO JUNE, 1901

1 Registration Sub-Districts	2 Number of Births.	3 Successfully vaccinated.	4 Insusceptible.	5 Had Smallpox.	0 Number of conscientious objections.	7 Dead un-vaccinated.	8 Postponement by-Medical Certificate.	9 Removals to places known and Vaccination Officer apprized.	10 Removals to places unknown, and un-vaccinated.	11 Numbers not accounted for in previous columns.

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SAINT PANCRAS.—RETURNS FOR THE SIX MONTHS, JULY TO DECEMBER, 1899.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Registration Sub-Districts.	Number of Births.	Successfully Taccinated.	Idsur-ceptible.	Had Smallpox.	Number of conscientious objections.	Dead un- vaccinated.	Postponement by Medical Certificate.	Removals to places known and Vaccination Officer apprized.	Removals to places unknown, and un-vaccinated.	Numbers not accounted for in previous columns.

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IV.—SANITATIONS. § 1. INSPECTIONS. The following were the total number of inspections and re-inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors duriug the year, as extracted from the detailed table at the end of this report:—

	Parliamentary Sub-Divisions.	Inspections.	Re-inspections after Notice.	Totals.

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§2. OPEN SPACES. Public Open Spaces —The parks, gardens, and other open spaces secured against building operations in and adjoining St. Pancras, together with their situation, approximate area, and the authority under which they are maintained, are enumerated in the following table:—

Sub-Districts.	Density of Persons per acre, Census 1891.	Garden or Open Space.	Area.			Maintaining Authority.
Sub-Districts.	Density of Persons per acre, Census 1891.	Garden or Open Space.	A.	R.	P.	Maintaining Authority.

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PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS.

	Acres.

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I have had charge of the South Division for two months one week, and part of East Division one week, also superintending drainage works in Factory and Workshop premises in various parts of the District, and preparing plans for combined drainage as occasion required.

Duties and Premises.	Inspections.	Re-Inspection	Notices.

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I.—Inspections and Re-inspections.

	Inspections.	Re-inspections.	Total.

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§ 7.— Drainage. —The following table represents the results of tests applied to drains during the year 1900:—

			After Infectious Disease.	Upon Complaint.	Upon systematic Inspection	Old Buildings.		Now Buildings at completion of work.	Total
			After Infectious Disease.	Upon Complaint.	Upon systematic Inspection	At commencement of work.	At completion of work.	Now Buildings at completion of work.	Total

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§ 10-SUMMONSES. Under the Public Health (London) Act. 1891, and Metropolis Local Management Acts.

Situation of Property.	Offence.	Result of Proceedings.

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Situation of Property.	Offence.	Result of Proceedings.

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Situation of Property.	Offence.	Result of Proceedings.

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I examined the following carcases before leaving the slaughter-houses:—

Oxen.	Heifers.	Cows.	Bulls.	Calves.	Sheep.	Lambs.	Pigs.	Total.

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I append a table showing the number of animals found to be diseased, nature of disease, and how affected.

No.	Description of carcase.	How affected.	Disease.	How disposed of.

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The following food, unfit for human consumption, was destroyed during the year:—

Date.	Division & Sub-Division	Description of Article

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UNFIT FOOD— continued.

Date.	Division & Sub-Division.	Description of Article.

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ADULTERATED FOOD. Analysis. —Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

Articles of Food of which samples have been taken.	Divisions.				Total.	Remarks.
Articles of Food of which samples have been taken.	North.	East.	West.	South.	Total.	Remarks.

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SUMMONSES—Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, &c.

No.	Nature of Article as Purchased.	Result of analysis.	Result of Proceedings.
No.	Nature of Article as Purchased.	Result of analysis.	Penalty.			Costs.
739	Milk	Added Water 8 per cent.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Table showing the Population, inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births and Deaths for the year 1900 and 10 years preceding. Gross Numbers.

The Year	Estimated Population.	No. of Inhabited Houses.	Marriages.	Registered Births.	Corrected No. of Deaths.			Deaths of Parishioners in Public Institutions.
The Year	Estimated Population.	No. of Inhabited Houses.	Marriages.	Registered Births.	Total All Ages	Under One Year	Under Five Years.	Deaths of Parishioners in Public Institutions.

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Table showing the Annual Birth and Death Rates, Death Rates of Children, and Proportion of Deaths in Public Institutions in a Thousand Deaths for the year 1900 and 10 years preceding.

In the Year.	Birth Rate per 1000 of Population.	Corrected Death Rate per 1000 of the Population.	Deaths of Children under 1 year, per 1000 of Registered Births.	Deaths of Children under 1 year, per 1000 of Total Deaths.	Deaths of Children under 5 years, per 1000 of Total Deaths.	Deaths of Parishioners in Public Institutions, per 1000 of Total Deaths.

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Table 3a. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1900. N ote .— The Deaths of Non Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.

		AGES.
		0 to 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 and upwards.	Totals.	Total under 5 yrs

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Table 3a— continued. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1900— continued.

	AGES.
	0 to 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	15 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 and upwards.	Totals,	Total under 5 yrs.

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Table 3a— continued. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1900— continued.

	ages.
	0 to 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 and upwards.	Totals.	Total under 5 yrs.

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Table 3b SUMMARY OF DISEASES.

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Summary of Ages. AGES.

	0 to 1	l to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 85	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 to 75	75 to 85	85 and upwards	Totals.	Under 5 Years.

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Table 4. ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT. Showing the number of Deaths at all ages in 1900, from certain groups of Diseases, and proportion to 1,000 of Population, and to 1,000 Deaths from all causes.

Divisions.	Deaths.	Deaths per 1000 of Population at all ages.	Deaths per 1000 of Total Deaths at all ages.

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ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT. Table 5a. Shewing the Number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases in the 10 years 1890 to 1889, and in the year 1900.

Disease.	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899	Number of Deaths, Annual Average of 10 years 1890.99.	Number of Deaths in 1900-	Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 total Deaths in 10 years 1890-99.	Proportion of Deaths to 1,000 total Deaths in 1900.

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ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT. Table 5b. Shewing the Number of Deaths from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the 10 years 1890 to 1899, and in the year 1900.

Diseases.	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899	Number of Deaths, Annual Average of 10 years 1890-99	Number of Deaths in 1900.	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 total Deaths in 10 years 1890-99.	Proportion of Deaths to 1000 total Deaths in 1900.

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St. Pancras and District Sub-Districts. Table of Population, Births, and Deaths from all Causes, classified according to ages and localities, occurring during the 52 Weeks ending Saturday, December 29th . 1900.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Non-Parishioners in Public Institutions within the District are excluded. Parishioners in Public Institutions without the District are included. Parishioners in Public Institutions, whether within or without the District, are classified in the respective Districts of their previous residence.	ALTERATION OF AREAS. Note.— The "B" column of Regent's Park and Camden Town Sub-Districts, added to the Kentish Town Sub-District will give the figures for the areas previous to 1900.								No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.
	Regent's Park.		Tottenham Court.	Gray's Inn Lane.	Somers Town.	Camden Town.		Kentish Town.	No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.

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St. Pancras District and Sub-District. Table of cases of Infectious Sickness, Certified Notifications, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities, occurring during the 52 Weeks ending Saturday, December 29th, 1900

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Non-Parishioners in Public Institutions within the District are excluded. Parishioners in Public Institutions without the District are included. Parishioners in Public Institutions, whether within or without the District, are classified in the respective Districts of their previous residence.	ALTERATION OF' AREAS. Note.— The "B" column of Regent's Park and Camden Town Sub-Districts, added to the Kentish Town Sub-District will give the figures for the areas previous to 1900.									No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.	Totals St. Pancras, All Ages.
	AGES.	Regent's Park.		.Tottenham Court.	Gray's Inn Lane.	Somers Town.	Camden Town		Kentish Town.	No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.	Totals St. Pancras, All Ages.

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Table 7b St. Pancras District and Sub-Districts. Table of cases of Infectious Sickness, Ambulance Removals, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities, occurring during the 52 weeks ending Saturday, December 29th, 1900.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Non-Parishioners in Public Institutions within the District are excluded. Parishioners in Public Institutions without the District are included. Parishioners in Public Institutions whether within or without the District, are classified in the re spective Districts of their previous residence.	ALTERATION 01' AREAS. Note.— The "B" column of Regent's Park and Camden Town Sub-Districts, added to the Kentish Town Sub-District will give the figures for the areas previous to 1900.									No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.	Totals St. Pancras, All Ages.
	AGES.	Rrgent's Park.		Tottenham Court.	Gray's Inn Lane.	Hosiers Town.		Camden Town.	Kentish Town.	No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.	Totals St. Pancras, All Ages.

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Table 7c. St. Pancras District and Sub-Districts. Table of cases of Infectious Sickness, Certified Deaths, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities, occurring during the 52 Weeks ending Saturday, December 29 th, 1900.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Non-Parishioners in Public Institutions within the District are excluded. Parishioners in Public Institutions without the District are included. Parishioners in Public Institutions, whether within or without the District, are classified in the respective Districts of their previous residence.	ALTERATION 0F AREAS. Note.— The "B" column of Regent's Park rind Camden Town Sub-Districts, added to the Kentish Town Sub-District will give the figures for the areas previous to 1900.									No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.	Totals St. Pancras, All Ages.
	AGES.	Regent'sPark.		Tottenham Court.	Gray's Inn Lane.	Somers Town.	Camden Town		Kentish Town.	No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.	Totals St. Pancras, All Ages.

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Table 8 St. Pancras District and Sub-Districts. Table of Deaths from certain Causes, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities, occurring during the 52 Weeks ended Saturday, December 29 th, 1900.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Non-Parishioners in Public Institutions within the District are excluded. Parishioners in Public Institutions without the District are included. Parishioners in Public Institutions, whether within or without the District, are classified in the respective Districts of their previous residence.	alteration of areas. Note.— The "B" column of Regent's Park and Camden Town Sub-Districts, added to the Kentish Town Sub-District will give the figures for the areas previous to 1900.									No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.	Totals St. Pancras, All Ages.
	AGES.	Regent's Park.		1ottenham Court.	Gray's Inn Lane.	Somers Town.	Camden Town.		Kentish Town.	No Address.	Totals St. Pancras.	Totals St. Pancras, All Ages.

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Table 9a ST. PANCRAS SUB-DISTRICTS. TABLE shewing the N umber of Deaths from the principal Zymotic and certain other Diseases in the Sub-Districts for the year 1900. Deaths not referable to any certain Sub-District being re-distributed proportionately to the population.

Sub-Districts.	Population 1900.	Variola, Small-pox.	Scarlatina, Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.	Typhus Fever.	Enteric or Typhoid Fever.	Fever, Simple and Continued.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhœa or Dysentery.	Total Zymotic Diseases.	Rheumatic Fever.	Ague.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	Total Deaths from all Causes at all Ages.

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Table 9b ST. PANCRAS SUB-DISTRICTS. TABLE showing the proportion of Deaths from the principal Zymotic and certain other Diseases to 100 0 Population in the Sub-Districts for the Year 1900.

Sub-Districts.	Population, 1900.	Variola, Small-pox.	Scarlatina, Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.	Typhus Fever.	Enteric or Typhoid Fever.	Fever, Simple and Continued.	Measles.	Whooping Cough.	Diarrhoea & Dysentery.	Total Zymotic Diseases.	Rheumatic Fever.	Ague.	Phthisis.	Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Pleurisy.	Heart Disease.	Injuries.	All other Diseases.	Total Deaths from all Causes at all Ages.

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Table 10a ST. PANCRAS SUB-DISTRICTS. TABLE showing the Number of Deaths from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases, the number of Deaths at various Ages, and the number of Births in the Sub-Districts for the year 1900, Births and Deaths not referable to any certain Sub-District being re-distributed proportionately to the population.

Sub-Districts.	Population, 1900.	Variola, Small-pox.	Scarlatina, Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Tyhus Fever.	Enteric or Typhoid Fever.	Fever, Simple and Continued.	Relapsing Fever.	Puerperal Fever.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total Notifiable Infectious Diseases.	Total Deaths under 1 Year of Age.	Total Deaths under 5 Years of Age.	Total Deaths under 10 Years of Age.	Deaths at 10 and under 65 Years of Age.	Deaths at 65 Years of Age and upwards.	Total Deaths at all Ages and from all Causes.	Registered Births.	Per 1000 Births.
Sub-Districts.	Population, 1900.	Variola, Small-pox.	Scarlatina, Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Tyhus Fever.	Enteric or Typhoid Fever.	Fever, Simple and Continued.	Relapsing Fever.	Puerperal Fever.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total Notifiable Infectious Diseases.	Total Deaths under 1 Year of Age.	Total Deaths under 5 Years of Age.	Total Deaths under 10 Years of Age.	Deaths at 10 and under 65 Years of Age.	Deaths at 65 Years of Age and upwards.	Total Deaths at all Ages and from all Causes.	Registered Births.	Deaths under 1 year

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Table 10b ST. PANCRAS SUB-DISTRICTS. TABLE showing the proportion of Deaths from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases, and the proportion of Deaths at various Ages, and the proportion of Births to 1000 Population in the Sub-Districts for the Year 1901.

Sub-Districts.	Population, 1901.	Variola, Small-pox.	Scarlatina, Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Typhus Fever.	Enteric or Typhoid Fever.	Fever, simple and Continued.	Relapsing Fever.	Puerperal Fever.	Cholera.	Erysipelas.	Total Notifiable Infectious Diseases.	Total Deaths under 1 year of Age.	Total Deaths under 5 years of Age.	Total Deaths under 10 years of Age.	Deaths at 10 and under 65 years of Age.	Deaths at 65 years of Age and upwards.	Total Deaths at all Ages and from all Causes.	Registered Births.

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Table 11a C lerical W ork. From December 31st, 1899, to December 29th, 1900, inclusive.

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Table 11b. House-to-house Inspections were made in the following Streets and Places.

Name of Street.	No. of Houses.		No. of Rooms.		No. of Dwellings and Families.	No. of Persons.		No. of Notices Served.
Name of Street.	Occupied.	Un- occupied.	Occupied.	Un- occupied.	No. of Dwellings and Families.	Adults	Children	No. of Notices Served.

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Table 12a Inspections after Intimations for the Fifty-two Weeks ended Saturday, 29th December, 1901.

DUTIES AND PREMISES.		Districts and Inspectors	N. 1, 2. G. R.	N. 3. 4. 5-H. N.	E. 1, 2, 3. J. 0.	E. i, 2, 3. C. H. J.	E. 4. 5-W. B.	W. 1, 2. H. G. W.	w.3,4,5. J. 1. L.	S. 1,2,3. c. w.	s. 1, 2, 3. H. R. C.	S. 4, 5. J.L.	Tenem'nt Houses.		Workplaces.		Food.			Totals.
DUTIES AND PREMISES.		Districts and Inspectors	N. 1, 2. G. R.	N. 3. 4. 5-H. N.	E. 1, 2, 3. J. 0.	E. i, 2, 3. C. H. J.	E. 4. 5-W. B.	W. 1, 2. H. G. W.	w.3,4,5. J. 1. L.	S. 1,2,3. c. w.	s. 1, 2, 3. H. R. C.	S. 4, 5. J.L.	N. & E.	W. & S.	Men. F. A. B.	Women. A. J. S.	N. & E. W. G. A.	W. & S. H. J. W.	w. & s,. J.O.	Totals.

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Table 12b Re-inspections after Intimations for the Fifty-two Weeks ended Saturday, 29th December, 1900.

DUTIES AND PREMISES.		Districts and Inspectors.	N. 1, 2. G. R.	N. 3, 4. 5. H. N.	H. I, 2, 3. J. O.	E. 1 ,2,3. C. H. J.	e 4. 5. W. B.	w. I, 2. H. G. W.	w. 3, 4. 5. J. I. L.	S. 1, 2, 3. C. W.	S.1,2,3. H.R.C.	S- 4. 5-J. L.	Tenem'nt Houses.		Workplaces.		Food.			Totals.
DUTIES AND PREMISES.		Districts and Inspectors.	N. 1, 2. G. R.	N. 3, 4. 5. H. N.	H. I, 2, 3. J. O.	E. 1 ,2,3. C. H. J.	e 4. 5. W. B.	w. I, 2. H. G. W.	w. 3, 4. 5. J. I. L.	S. 1, 2, 3. C. W.	S.1,2,3. H.R.C.	S- 4. 5-J. L.	N. & E.	W. & S.	Men. F. A. B.	women. A. J. S.	N. & E. W. G. A.	W. & S. H. J. W.	w. & s. J.O.	Totals.

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Nuisances.		Districts and Inspectors.	N. 1, 2. G. R.	N. 3,4,5. H.N.	E. 1, 2, 3. J. 0.	E. 1,2,3. C. H. J.	E. 4, 5. W. B.	W. 1, 2. H. G. W.	W. 3,4,5. J. I. L.	S. 1, 2, 3. C. W.	S. 1, 2, 3. H. E. C.	S. 4, 5. J. L.	Tenement Houses.		Workplaces.		Food.			Totals
													N. & E.	W. & S.	Men.F. A. B.	Women. A. J. S.	N. & E. W. G. A.	w. & s. H. J. W.	w. & s. J.0.

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Table 13— Continued. Intimations as to Nuisances served by Sanitary Inspectors during the Fifty-two Weeks ended 29th December, 1900—continued.

Nuisances.		Districts and Inspectors.	N. 1, 2. G. R.	N. 3,4, 5. H. N.	E. 1, 2, 3. J. O.	E.1,2,3. C. H.J.	E. 4 5. W. B.	W. 1, 2. H. G. W.	W.3.4, 5. J. I. L.	S. 1, 2, 3. C. W.	S. 1,2, 3. H. It C.	S. 4, 5. J. L.	Tenement Houses.		Workplaces.		Food.			Totals.
Nuisances.		Districts and Inspectors.	N. 1, 2. G. R.	N. 3,4, 5. H. N.	E. 1, 2, 3. J. O.	E.1,2,3. C. H.J.	E. 4 5. W. B.	W. 1, 2. H. G. W.	W.3.4, 5. J. I. L.	S. 1, 2, 3. C. W.	S. 1,2, 3. H. It C.	S. 4, 5. J. L.	N. & E.	w. & s.	Men. F. A. B.	Women. A. J. S.	N. & E.W. G. A.	W. & s. H. J. W	w. & s. J.O.	Totals.

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Buildings constructed in separate and severed dwellings, self-contained or associated as to appurtenances, and let at weekly rentals.

1	2	3	4		5				6			7	8	9		10	11			12	Remarks.
Division and Sub-Division.	Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.		Total Number of Room.		Dwellings of					Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Common Stair.		Inter-Communication of Rooms in Dwollings. Is this Independent of the Common Stair ?	How many Dwellings use each appurtenance.			Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.
Division and Sub-Division.	Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.		Total Number of Room.		1 Room. 1	'A Rooms.	6 Rooms.	4 Rooms.	o or more.	Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Outside or Inside	Open or Enclos'd		w.c.	Scullery.	Wash-house.	Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.

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List I.— con. Buildings constructed in separate and severed dwellings, &c.— continued.

1	2	3	4	5	6					7	8	9		10	11			12
Division and Sub-Division.	Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.	Total Number of Room*.	Dwellings of					Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Common Stair.		Inter-Communication of Rooms in Dwellings. Is this Independent of the Common Stair ?	How many Dwellings use each appurtenance.			Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.	Remarks.
Division and Sub-Division.	Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.	Total Number of Room*.	1 Room.	2 Rooms.	3 Rooms.	4 Rooms.	5 or more.	Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Outside or Inside.	Open or Enclos'd		w.c.	Scullery.	Wash- house.	Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.	Remarks.

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List I.— con. Buildings constructed in separate and severed dwellings, &c. — continued.

1	2	3	4	S	6					7	8	9		10	11			12	Remarks.
Division and Sub Division.	Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.	Total Number of Room*.	Dwellings of					Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Common Stair.		Inter-Communication of Roomsin Dwellings. Is this Independent of the Common Stair ?	How many Dwellings use each appurtenance.			Weekly Kental, Minimum and Maximum.
Division and Sub Division.	Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.	Total Number of Room*.	1 Room.	2 Rooms.	3 Rooms.	4 Rooms.	5 or more.	Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Outside or Inside	Open or Enclos'd		w.c.	Scullery.	Wash-house.	Weekly Kental, Minimum and Maximum.

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List I.— con. Buildings constructed in separate and severed dwellings, &c.— continued.

1	2 Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	3	4	5	6					7	8	9		10	11			12	Remarks.
Division and Sub-Division.		Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.	Total Number of Room-*.	Dwellings of					Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Common Stair.		Inter-Communication of Rooms in Dwellings Is this Independent of the Common Stair ?	How many Dwellings use each appurtenance.			Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.
Division and Sub-Division.		Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.	Total Number of Room-*.	1 Room.	2 Rooms.	3 Rooms.	4 Rooms.	5 or more.	Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Outside or Inside.	Open or Enclos'd		w.c.	Scullery.	Wash-house.	Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.

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List I. — con. Buildings constructed in separate and severed dwellings, &c. — continued.

1	2	3	4	5	6					7	8	9		10	11			12	Remarks.
	Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.	Total Number of Rooms.	Dwellings of					Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Common Stair.		Inter-Communication of Rooms in Dwellings. Is this Independent of the Common Stair P	How many Dwellings use each appurtenance.			Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.
	Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.	Total Number of Rooms.	1 Room.	2 Rooms.	3 Rooms.	4 Rooms.	5 or more.	Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Outside or Inside	Open or Enclos'd		w.c.	Scullery.	Wash- house.	Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.

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List T.— con. Buildings constructed in separate and severed dwelling", &c.—continued.

1	2	3	4	5	6					7	8	9		10	11			12	Remarks.
Division and Sub-Division.	Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.	Total Number of Rooms.	Dwellings of					Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Common Stair.		Inter-Communication of Rooms in Dwellings. Is this Independent of the Common Stair ?	How many Dwellings use each appurtenance.			Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.
Division and Sub-Division.	Name and Situation, and Number of Houses.	Name and Address of Owner.	When Opened.	Total Number of Rooms.	1 Room.	2 Rooms.	3 Rooms.	4 Rooms.	5 or more.	Total Number of Dwellings.	Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom.	Outside or Inside	Open or Enclos'd		w.c.	Scullery.	Wash-house.	Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum.

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Registered Common Lodging-Houses.

• Situation.	Authorised Number of Lodgers.	Accomodation.			Notes.
• Situation.	Authorised Number of Lodgers.	Males.	Females.	Married couples (persons).	Notes.

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LICENSED COW-HOUSES.

Registered No.	Situation of Licensed Premises.	Name of Licensee.	Registered amount breathing space in cubic feet.	No. of Cows Licensed for

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LICENSED SLAUGHTER HOUSES.

Registered No.	Situation.	Name of Licensee.	Remarks.

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NOXIOUS TRADES.

Registered No.	Situation of Premises.	Name of Occupier.	Trade.

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BAKEHOUSES, end of 1900. (The diagram referred to was published in the Annual Report for 1896.)

No. on Diagram.	Consecutive No.	Situations, Divisions, and Sab-Divisions.	Name of Occupier.	Distance of floor above or below ground level.	Distance of ceiling above or below ground level.

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List VI.— con. BAKEHOUSES— continued.

No. on Diagram.	Consecutive No.	Situations, Divisions and Sub-Divisions.	Name of Occupier	Distance of floor above or below ground level.	Distance of ceiling above or below ground level.

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List VI.— con. BAKEHOUSES— continued.

No. on Diagram.	Consecutive No.	Situations, Divisions, and Sub-Divisions.	Name of Occupier.	Distance of floor above or below ground level.	Distance of ceiling above or below ground level.

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List VI.— con. BAKEHOUSES— continued.

No. on Diagram.	Consecutive No.	Situations, Divisions, and Sub-Divisions.	Name of Occupier.	Distance of floor above or below ground level.	Distance of ceiling above or below ground level.

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List VI.— con. BAKEHOUSES— continued.

No. on Diagram	Consecutive No.	Situations, Divisions, and Sub-Divisions.	Name of Occupier.	Distance of floor above or below ground level.	Distance of ceiling above or below ground level.

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List VI.— con. BAKEHOUSES— continued.

No on Diasgram.	Consecutive No.	Situations, Divisions, and Sub-Divisions.	Name of Occupier.	Distance of floor above or below ground level.	Distance of ceiling above or below ground level.

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List VI.— con. BAKEHOUSES— continued.

No. on Diagram.	Consecutive No.	Situations, Divisions, and Sub-Divisions.	Name of Occupier.	Distance of floor above or below ground level.	Distance of ceiling above or below ground level.

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RAG AND BONE STORES.

Situation.	Name of Occupier.

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List YII .-con. RAG AND BONE STORES— con.

Situation.	Name of Occupier.

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St Pancras 1900

94 tables in this report

As in previous years, this Report commences with a summary of the principal Meteorological data of the past year, set out below.

As of interest at the present moment the vital statistics of St. Pancras Parish year by year have been set out below.

Number of deaths year by year from the following diseases:—

Deaths per 1000 of population year by year from the following diseases:—

Population and Death in Public Institutions.

The 179 births in public institutions having been re-distributed according to population, the number of births and the birth-rate of each of the Sub-Districts, and of the District, were as follows:—

The total number of deaths and the death-rates in the Sub-Districts are set out below, 226 deaths from all causes not referable to any particular Sub-Districts being distributed according to population:—

Under one year of age the number of deaths and the proportion per 1000 births and per 1000 total deaths were as follows:—

Under five years of age the number of deaths and the proportion per 1000 births and per 1000 total deaths were as follows:—

Phthisis. —This disease, the type of the tubercular group of diseases, was the cause of 477 deaths, compared to 481 in 1899, 484 in 1898, and 486 in the year previous to that. The incidence of this disease in the Sub-Districts was as follows:—

Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. —These diseases, as typical of the respiratory group diseases, caused 845 deaths, compared to 963 deaths in 1899, 733 in 1698, and 820 in 1897; the incidence in the Sub-Districts being 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:—

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

ST. PANCRAS.

NOTIFICATIONS.

The number of cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified during the year 1900, and the Sub-Districts in which they occurred, are shown in the following Table :—

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

SAINT PANCRAS, LONDON.

SAINT PANCRAS, LONDON,

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

Diagnostic Tests. —The number of specimens of secretion and blood submitted during the year in suspected cases of Diphtheria, and Typhoid or Enteric Fever, and ihe results of Examination were as follows :—

38, U — R — PLACE.

The Typhoid Cases.

93, E-STREET.

The Typhoid Cases.

the Returns of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and the Registrar-General for the six weeks ending the 1st December were as follows:—

M EASLES —DEATHS. St. Pancras, 1893-1900.

DEATHS FROM MEASLES—LONDON.

MEASLES-LON DON.

ISOLATION. The cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases removed to hospital, and the Sub-Districts whence they were removed, are recorded in the following table:—

WEEKLY NUMBER OF CASES OF "THE DANGEROUS INFECTIOUS DISEASES," REMOVED BY AMBULANCE DURING 1900.

DISINFECTION. The following is a record of the disinfection carried out during the year:—

Family Shelter. —The following Table gives for the year the dates of admission, the number of families, of males, females, and children, the place from whence they came and the disease after which disinfection was required, and for which the Shelter was sought:—

SAINT PANCRAS.—RETURNS FOR THE SIX MONTHS, JANUARY TO JUNE, 1901

SAINT PANCRAS.—RETURNS FOR THE SIX MONTHS, JULY TO DECEMBER, 1899.

IV.—SANITATIONS. § 1. INSPECTIONS. The following were the total number of inspections and re-inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors duriug the year, as extracted from the detailed table at the end of this report:—

§2. OPEN SPACES. Public Open Spaces —The parks, gardens, and other open spaces secured against building operations in and adjoining St. Pancras, together with their situation, approximate area, and the authority under which they are maintained, are enumerated in the following table:—

PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS.

I have had charge of the South Division for two months one week, and part of East Division one week, also superintending drainage works in Factory and Workshop premises in various parts of the District, and preparing plans for combined drainage as occasion required.

I.—Inspections and Re-inspections.

§ 7.— Drainage. —The following table represents the results of tests applied to drains during the year 1900:—

§ 10-SUMMONSES. Under the Public Health (London) Act. 1891, and Metropolis Local Management Acts.

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I examined the following carcases before leaving the slaughter-houses:—

I append a table showing the number of animals found to be diseased, nature of disease, and how affected.

The following food, unfit for human consumption, was destroyed during the year:—

UNFIT FOOD— continued.

ADULTERATED FOOD. Analysis. —Samples taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.

SUMMONSES—Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, &amp;c.

Table showing the Population, inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births and Deaths for the year 1900 and 10 years preceding. Gross Numbers.

Table showing the Annual Birth and Death Rates, Death Rates of Children, and Proportion of Deaths in Public Institutions in a Thousand Deaths for the year 1900 and 10 years preceding.

Table 3a. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1900. N ote .— The Deaths of Non Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occurring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.

Table 3a— continued. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1900— continued.

Table 3a— continued. Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1900— continued.

Table 3b SUMMARY OF DISEASES.

Summary of Ages. AGES.

Table 4. ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT. Showing the number of Deaths at all ages in 1900, from certain groups of Diseases, and proportion to 1,000 of Population, and to 1,000 Deaths from all causes.

ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT. Table 5a. Shewing the Number of Deaths from the principal Zymotic Diseases in the 10 years 1890 to 1889, and in the year 1900.

ST. PANCRAS SANITARY DISTRICT. Table 5b. Shewing the Number of Deaths from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the 10 years 1890 to 1899, and in the year 1900.

St. Pancras and District Sub-Districts. Table of Population, Births, and Deaths from all Causes, classified according to ages and localities, occurring during the 52 Weeks ending Saturday, December 29th . 1900.

St. Pancras District and Sub-District. Table of cases of Infectious Sickness, Certified Notifications, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities, occurring during the 52 Weeks ending Saturday, December 29th, 1900

Table 7b St. Pancras District and Sub-Districts. Table of cases of Infectious Sickness, Ambulance Removals, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities, occurring during the 52 weeks ending Saturday, December 29th, 1900.

Table 7c. St. Pancras District and Sub-Districts. Table of cases of Infectious Sickness, Certified Deaths, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities, occurring during the 52 Weeks ending Saturday, December 29 th, 1900.

Table 8 St. Pancras District and Sub-Districts. Table of Deaths from certain Causes, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities, occurring during the 52 Weeks ended Saturday, December 29 th, 1900.

Table 9a ST. PANCRAS SUB-DISTRICTS. TABLE shewing the N umber of Deaths from the principal Zymotic and certain other Diseases in the Sub-Districts for the year 1900. Deaths not referable to any certain Sub-District being re-distributed proportionately to the population.

Table 9b ST. PANCRAS SUB-DISTRICTS. TABLE showing the proportion of Deaths from the principal Zymotic and certain other Diseases to 100 0 Population in the Sub-Districts for the Year 1900.

Table 10b ST. PANCRAS SUB-DISTRICTS. TABLE showing the proportion of Deaths from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases, and the proportion of Deaths at various Ages, and the proportion of Births to 1000 Population in the Sub-Districts for the Year 1901.

Table 11a C lerical W ork. From December 31st, 1899, to December 29th, 1900, inclusive.

Table 11b. House-to-house Inspections were made in the following Streets and Places.

Table 12a Inspections after Intimations for the Fifty-two Weeks ended Saturday, 29th December, 1901.

Table 12b Re-inspections after Intimations for the Fifty-two Weeks ended Saturday, 29th December, 1900.

SUMMONSES—Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, &c.