Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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T able 7A .— S t. P ancras R egistration S ub- D istricts and D istrict.
C ases of I nfectious D isease C ertified N otifications,
Public institutions. Non-ResidentsinPublicInstitutionswithintheDistrictareexcluded. ResidentsinPublicInstitutions withouttheDistrictareincluded. ResidentsinPublicInstitutions, whetherwithinorwithoutthe District, areclassifiedintherespectiveSub-Districtsoftheir previousresidence. | AGES. | Regent's Park. | Tottenham Court. | Gray's Inn Lane. | Somers Town. | Camden Town. | Kentish Town. | No Address. | Totals St. Pancras. | Totals St. Pancras. All Ages. |
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Notifiable Infectious Diseases. | ||||||||||
1. Variola, Small-pox | Under 5 | 5 | .. | 6 | 9 | .. | 8 | .. | 28 | 314 |
5 & under 10 | 9 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 4 | .. | 20 | ||
10 & upwards | 69 | 13 | 67 | 57 | 13 | 47 | .. | 266 | ||
2. Scarlatina, ScarletFever | Under 5 | 88 | 26 | 59 | 54 | 63 | 104 | .. | 394 | 1200 |
5 & under 10 | 128 | 28 | 60 | 46 | 79 | 131 | .. | 472 | ||
10 & upwards | 74 | 30 | 52 | 43 | 61 | 74 | .. | 334 | ||
3. Diphtheria | Under 5 | 55 | 18 | 46 | 55 | 45 | 84 | .. | 303 | 781 |
5 & under 10 | 56 | 19 | 35 | 39 | 48 | 69 | .. | |||
10 & upwards | 50 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 57 | .. | 212 | ||
4. Membranous Croup | Under 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 7 | 9 |
5 & under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | ||
10 & upwards | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | ||
5. TyphusFever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 & under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 & upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
6. EntericorTyphoidFever | Under 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | 10 | 188 | |
5 & under 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .. | 25 | ||
10 &. upwards | 19 | 18 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 48 | .. | 153 | ||
7. Fever, SimpleorContinued | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
5 & under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 & upwards | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
8. Relapsing Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 & under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 & upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
9. Puerperal Fever | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
5 & under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 & upwards | 5 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 12 | ||
10. Cholera | Under 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
5 & under 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
10 & upwards | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
11. Erysipelas | Under 5 | 5 | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .. | 19 | 253 |
5 & under 10 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .. | 10 | ||
10 & upwards | 44 | 23 | 40 | 18 | 53 | 46 | .. | 224 | ||
12. Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
13. Chicken Pox | Under 5 | 145 | 29 | 72 | 120 | 140 | 172 | .. | 678 | 1260 |
5 & under 10 | 89 | 31 | 75 | 62 | 104 | 118 | .. | 479 | ||
10 & upwards | 14 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 33 | .. | 103 | ||
TotalNotifiableInfectiousDiseases | Under 5 | 300 | 74 | 187 | 242 | 259 | 377 | .. | 1439 | 4019 |
5 & under 10 | 288 | 80 | 176 | 157 | 240 | 332 | .. | 1273 | ||
10 & upwards | 277 | 117 | 230 | 181 | 193 | 309 | .. | 1307 | ||
All Ages | 865 | 271 | 593 | 580 | 692 | 1018 | .. | 4019 |