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St Pancras 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Table III. St. Pancras Registration Sub-Districts and District.
T able of D eaths from certain Causes,
| public institutions. Non-Residents in Public Institu-lions within the District are ex-eluded. 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 Lanf. | Somers Town. | Camden Town. | Kentish Town. | No Address. | Totals St. Pancras. | Totals St. Pancras, All Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseases. | ||||||||||
| Notifiable Infectious Diseases | Under 5 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 20 | .. | 104 | 229 |
| 5 and under 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 41 | ||
| 10 and upwards | 13 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | .. | 84 | ||
| Measles | Under 5 | 7 / | 5 | 8 | 15 | .. | 16 | .. | 60 | j 6S |
| 5 and under 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 4 | ||
| 10 and upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | ||
| Whooping Cough | Under 5 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 81 | 8 |
| 5 and under 10 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | ||
| 10 and upwards | • • | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery | Under 5 | 46 | 14 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 44 | .. | 185 | 196 |
| 5 and under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 10 and upwards | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 11 | ||
| RheumaticFever | Under 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |||||
| 5 and under 10 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | ||
| 10 and upwards | 3 | • • | 2 | • • | 3 | 5 | .. | 13 | ||
| Influenza | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 25 |
| 5 and under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 10 and upwards | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .. | 24 | ||
| A'hthisis | Under 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | • • | 4 | 1 | 15 | 445 |
| 5 and under 10 | 1 | • • | • • | 2 | • • | • • | • • | 3 | ||
| 10 and upwards | 86 | 60 | 57 | 78 | 38 | 90 | 18 | 427 | ||
| Bronchitis,Pneumonia & Pleurisy | Under 5 | 62 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 33 | 61 | .. | 291 | 767 |
| and under 10 | 1 | 1 | • • | 2 | 1 | 3 | • | 8 | ||
| 10 and upwards | 98 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 57 | 82 | 26 | 468 | ||
| Heart Disease | Under 5 | • • | 1 | • • | • • | 1 | 1 | • • | 3 | 359 |
| and under 10 | 1 | 1 | • • | • • | • • | 1 | • • | 3 | ||
| 10 and upwards | 87 | 32 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 68 | 22 | 353 | ||
| Injuries | Under5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | • • | 53 | 197 |
| 5 and under 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | • • | 6 | ||
| 10 and upwards | 26 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 138 | ||
| All other Diseases | Under 5 | 120 | 57 | 99 | 125 | 86 | 155 | 10 | 652 | 1936 |
| 5 and under 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | • • | 27 | ||
| 10 and upwards | 272 | 120 | 162 | 150 | 176 | 271 | 105 | 1257 | ||
| Total Deaths | Under 5 | 281 | 125 | 213 | 287 | 194 | 327 | 20 | 1447 | 4320 |
| 5 and under 10 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 97 | ||
| 10 and upwards | 592 | 332 | 377 | 365 | 359 | 576 | 175 | 2776 | ||
| All ages | 895 | 464 | 600 | 665 | 571 | 929 | 195 | 4320 |