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St Pancras 1901

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

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35
VIOLENT DEATHS.
Violence was the cause of 197 deaths during the year; in the three
preceding years the numbers were 201, 204, and 202.
. UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.
There were three uncertified deaths registered in St. Pancras in 1901 ; in
1900, 1899, and 1898 the numbers were 2, 3, and 0.
INQUESTS HELD.
In the Coroner's Court—General Cases 453
„ „ Poor Law Cases 47
Elsewhere in St. Pancras .. 0
500
PUBLIC MORTUARIES.
Number of bodies deposited in the General Mortuary 491
„ „ Infectious „ 31
522
III—INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
I.—NOTIFICATIONS.

Table: The annual numbers of cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified the commencement of notification, are shown in the following table : —since

The annual numbers of cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified the commencement of notification, are shown in the following table : —

since

Diseases.1889 2 mos189018911892189318941895189618971898189919001901
Small-Pox-51311129514522• •7238
Scarlet Fever123636621127924651255105810671 913970858650971
Diphtheria5843729e432732491522458506473548580898
Membranous Croup• •• •• •• •• •111696131156
Typhus Fever11• •• •• •• •..• •• •• •..• •• •
_ _ Enteric Fever34137217119163188144198213217240356181
Fever, Simple &31721
Continued174352..
Relapsing Fever• •• •• •• •• •111914• • 17• ft ' 13• >..
Puerperal Fever19827241117913
Cholera• •29551• •• •341• •• •
Erysipelas70373370426678470408366393324305227243
Plague• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •..• •• •• •
Chickenpox• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •ft •• ft181
Totals2881606152823224184 f25252178212320572022197618352731