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St Pancras 1903

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

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Institutions within the Borough.—It is estimated that about 500 of the daily
average number of inmates in certain of the above.mentioned Institutions
in the Borough are persons not resident in the Borough.
Institutions without the Borough.—Of certain Public Institutions situated
outside the boundaries of St. Pancras, the daily average numbers of
inmates belonging to St. Pancras housed by them, corrected to the end
of 1902, are as follows :—
St. Anne's Home, Streatham, a branch of St. Pancras Workhouse 430
Lunatic Asylums 930
Imbecile and Idiot Asylums 685
Fever and Small.Pox Asylums 220
Total population 2215
In addition there are—
Leavesden Schools, near Watford 530
Boarded out 51
In Hospitals, R.C. Schools, Training Ships,
&c., about 2501
The Children at these Institutions
are part of the
population of the localities
in which they are situated.
POPULATION.
The figures of the 1901 Census have been taken as a basis and the 2215
inmates of Extra Borough Institutions have been added to the Sub.Districts in
proportion to the population as the deaths amongst these inmates are included
in the Statistics in the year, and 500 non.residents in the hospitals in the
Borough have been omitted as their deaths are also omitted.
West 61,784
South 55,936
East 59,686
North 59,626
237,032
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages celebrated in St. Pancras during the year was
2095, being 102 less than in the previous year, and 129 less than the annual
average of the previous ten years.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered during the year was 6339, being 113 less
than in the preceding year, and 432 less than the annual average during the
preceding decennium.