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St Pancras 1903

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

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Table: The Principal Zymotic Diseases.—The number of deaths from this group of diseases in the Sub.Districts, and the proportions per 1000 of population and per cent, of'total deaths, were as follows:—

The Principal Zymotic Diseases.—The number of deaths from this group of diseases in the Sub.Districts, and the proportions per 1000 of population and per cent, of'total deaths, were as follows:—

Sub.Districts.Number.Per 1000 Population.Per cent, of Total Deaths.
West1171.8911.8
South921.649.7
East1442.4113.5
North771.299.4
St. Pancras4301.8111.2
London81661.7711.3

Table: COMPARATIVE MORTALITY OF THE SUB.DISTRICTS.Throwing the Birth and Death Rates of the foregoing tables into one table we obtain this result:—

COMPARATIVE MORTALITY OF THE SUB.DISTRICTS.

Throwing the Birth and Death Rates of the foregoing tables into one table we obtain this result:—

Sub.Districts.Birth Rate.Total Death Rate from all causes.Death Rates fromDeath Rates per 1000 Births.
Phthisis.Bronchitis. Pneumonia. Pleurisy.Notifiable Infectious Diseases.Principal Zymotic Diseases.Under 1 year.Under 5 years.
West26.616.01.932.480.371.89138.2219.9
South22.917.02.202.900.321.64145.5225.5
East29.517.91.582.870.442.41136.7229.7
North27.813.81.512.330.341.29116.5176.3
St. Pancras26.716.21.792.640.371.81133.6212.4

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As every one of the Six Registration Sub.Districts has been altered during
the last three years and the old Sub.Districts are now things of the past, it is
an opportune moment to compare the statistics of the former Sub.Districts,
from the time when they were first extracted, in the year 1885, to the end of
1902, when they ceased to be available for comparison.