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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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VIOLENT DEATHS.
Violence was the cause of 201 deaths during the year; in the three
preceding years the numbers were 204, 202, and 184.
UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.
There were two uncertified deaths registered in St. Pancras in 1900 ; in
1899, 1898, and 1897 the numbers were 3, 0, and 2.
INQUESTS HELD.
In the Coroner's Court—General Cases .. .. .. 459
„ „ Poor Law Cases .. .. .. 39
Elsewhere in St. Pancras .. .. .. .. 0
498
PUBLIC MORTUARIES.
Number of bodies deposited in the General Mortuary .. .. 498
„ „ Infectious „ .. .. 19
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517
III—INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
NOTIFICATIONS.
| Diseases. | 1889 2 m 08 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | _ | 5 | 1 | 31 | 112 | 95 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | _ | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 123 | 636 | 621 | 1279 | 2165 | 1255 | 1058 | 1067 | 913 | 970 | 858 | 650 |
| Diphtheria | 58 | 437 | 298 | 432 | 732 | 491 | 522 | 458 | 506 | 473 | 548 | 580 |
| Membranous Croup | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 34 | 137 | 217 | 119 | 163 | 188 | 144 | 198 | 213 | 217 | 240 | 356 |
| Fever, Simple & Continued | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
| Cholera | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | —- | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 70 | 373 | 370 | 426 | 678 | 470 | 408 | 366 | 393 | 324 | 305 | 227 |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 238 | 1606 | 1528 | 2322 | 4184 | 2525 | 2178 | 2123 | 2057 | 2022 | 1976 | 1835 |