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St Pancras 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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CAUSES OF DEATH
Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
Small.pox.
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever.
Diphtlieria and Membranous Croup,
Typhus Fever.
Typhoid or Enteric Fever.
Continued Fever.
Relapsing Fever.
Puerperal Fever.
Cholera.
Erysipelas.
Plague.
Chicken.pox.
Principal Zymotic Diseases.
Small.pox.
Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria.
Typhus Fever.
Enteric Fever.
Continued Fever.
Measles.
Whooping Cough.
Diarrhoea.
Dysentery.
At the end of the Report, in Table 7c, will be found set out the number of
deaths under 5 years of age and at 5 years upwards, from each of the Notifiable
Infectious Diseases in the respective Registration Sub.Districts, and the entire
District of St. Pancras. In Table 8, in a similar manner, the deaths from the
non.notifiable "principal zymotic diseases" will be found set out. From these
two Tables the mortality of the respective diseases, and of each of the groups,
have been obtained, as shown in Tables Nos. 9a and b, and Tables Nos. 10a
arid b, and as compared as follows :—
| Sub.Districts. | Number. | Per 1000 Population. | Per cent, of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| West | 119 | 1.93 | 12.0 |
| South | 123 | 2.20 | 12.9 |
| East . | 94 | 8.8 | |
| North | 90 | 1.51 | 10.9 |
| St. Pancras | 426 | 1.79 | 11.1 |
| London | 7347 | 1.59 | 10.2 |