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St Pancras 1900

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

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Table: 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 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. 32,822Camden Town, pop. 38,815.Kentish Town, pop. 61,852.Total.
Diseases.
Small-pox ..4___l27
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever1057810511898146650
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup82575674105211585
Typhus Fever—-—————
Typhoid or Enteric Ferer5351337133115356
Continued Fever——_—1—1
Relapsing Fever
Puerperal Fever1—23—39
Cholera———————
Erysipelas402323395943227
Plague———————
Totals2852092193052975201835

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The annexed Tables show the seasonal variation in the prevalence and
virulence of the diseases from week to week during the past year :—

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.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.
Small-pox. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever2211. .410
Diphtheria }13846162471
Membranous Croup }
Typhus Fever. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Typhoid or Enteric Fever121141181763
Continued Fever. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Relapsing Fever. .. .. .. .. .. ...
Puerperal Fever. .. .1. .. .23
Cholera. .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Erysipelas. .1. .14118
Plague... .. .... .... .
Totals282111222548155