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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Table VIIb.—St. Pancras Registration Sub-Districts and District.
Cases of Infectious Disease, Ambulance Removals, classified according to diseases, ages, and localities, occurring during the 52 Weeks ended Saturday, December 28th, 1901.
public institutions. Non-Residents in Public Institu- tions within the District are excluded. Residents in Public Institutions without the District are included. Residents in Public Institutions, whether within or without the District, are classified in the re-spective Sub-Districts of their previous residence. | AGES. | Regent's Park. | Tottenham Court. | Gray's Inn Lane. | Somers Town. | Camden Town. | Keniish Town. | No Address. | Totals St. Pancras. | Totals St. Pancras, All Ages. |
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Notifiable Infectious Diseases. | ||||||||||
1. Variola, Small-pox | Under 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | .. | .. | 19 | 234 |
5 and under 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | 16 | ||
10 and upwards | 37 | 59 | 31 | 44 | 16 | 12 | .. | 199 | ||
2. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | Under 5 | 39 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 0 0 | 222 | 838 |
5 and under 10 | 7i | 20 | 63 | 3+ | 52 | I %/ 7« | 0 0 | 318 | ||
10 and upwards | 64 | 21 | 43 | 37 | 45 | 88 | 0 • | 298 | ||
3. Diphtheria | Under 5 | 66 | 16 | 46 | 42 | 7i | 68 | .. | 309 | 771 |
5 and under 10 | 49 | 7 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 59 | .. | 232 | ||
10 and upwards | 65 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 33 | 53 | .. | 230 | ||
4. Membranous Croup | Under 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
5 and under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 and upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
5. Typhus Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 and under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 and upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6. Enteric or Typhoid Fever | Under 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | 12 | 127 |
5 and under 10 | .. | 3 | 2 | 6 | .. | 3 | .. | 14 | ||
10 and upwards | 18 | 10 | 14 | 26 | .. | 22 | .. | 101 | ||
7. Fever, Simple or Continued | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 and under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 and upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
8. Relapsing Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 and under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 and;upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
9. Puerperal Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
5 and under 10 | .. | .. | .. | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 and upwards | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
10. Cholera | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 and under 10 | .. | .. | .. | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 and upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
11. Erysipelas | Under 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 43 |
5 and under 10 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | ||
10 and upwards | 10 | 1 | 8 | .. | 5 | 5 | .. | 40 | ||
12. Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
13. Chicken Pox | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
5 and under 10 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | ||
10 and upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Total Notifiable Infectious Diseases | Under 5 | 108 | 38 | 81 | 98 | 122 | 119 | .. | 566 | 2021 |
5 and under 10 | 123 | 36 | 98 | 85 | 101 | 141 | .. | 584 | ||
10 and upwards | 195 | 118 | 125 | 141 | 111 | 181 | .. | 871 | ||
All ages | 426 | 192 | 304 | 324 | 334 | 441 | .. | 2021 |