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St Pancras 1902

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

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VIOLENT DEATHS.
Violence was the cause of 196 deaths during the year; in the three
preceding years the numbers were 197, 201, and 204.
UNCERTIFIED DEATHS.
There were no uncertified deaths registered in St. Pancras in 1902 ; in 1901,
1900, and 1899 the numbers were 3, 2, and 3.
INQUESTS HELD.
In the Coroner's Court—General Cases 476
„ „ „ Poor Law Cases 37
Elsewhere in St. Pancras 0
513
PUBLIC MORTUARIES.
Number of bodies deposited in the General Mortuary 485
„ „ „ „ Infectious „ 26
511
III.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
§ I.—NOTIFICATIONS.

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

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

Diseases.1889 2mos1890189118921893189418951896189718981899190019011902
Small-Pox..51311128514522..7238314
Scarlet Fever123636621127924651255105310679139708586509711200
Diphtheria58437298432732491522458506473548580893781
Membranous Croup..........1116961311569
Typhus Fever1..........................
Enteric Fever34137217119163188144198213217240356181188
Fever, Simple & Continued1743523172..1..2
Relapsing Fever..........11..............
Puerperal Fever198272411171914171381312
Cholera..29551....341......
Erysipelas70373370496678470408366393324305227243253
Plague............................
Chickenpox......................1811260
Totals2881606152823224184252521782123205720221976183527314019