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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The Annual Death Rates for the Year 1905, according to the RegistrarGeneral's
Return were, in the six largest County Boroughs and Metropolitan
Boroughs at the Census of 1901 as follows:—
County
Boroughs.
Estimated
Population,
1905
Death
Rate
per
1000.
Deaths,
under one
year per
1000
Births
Registered.
Metropolitan
Boroughs.
Estimated
Population,
1905.
Death
Bate
per
1000.
Deaths
under one
year per
1000
Births
Registered.
Liverpool
730,143
19.6
153
Islington
342,994
14.5
125
Manchester
631,185
18.0
157
Lambeth
313,045
14.9
115
Birmingham
542,959
16.2
154
Stepney
305,466
17.7
141
Leeds
456,787
15.2
151
Camberwell
271,240
13.7
124
Sheffield
440,414
17.0
167
Wandsworth
265,392
12.6
119
Bristol
358,515
14.6
122
St. Pancras
236,183
15.8
135
The Annual Death Rates for the Year 1905, according to the RegistrarGeneral's
Return were, in the six smallest County Boroughs and Metropolitan
Boroughs at the Census of 1901 as follows: —
County
Boroughs.
Estimated
! Population,
1905.
Death
Rate
per
1000.
Deaths
under one
year per
1000
Births
Registered
Metropolitan
Boroughs.
Estimated
Population,
1905.
Death
Bate
per
1000.
Deaths
under one
year per
1000
Births
Registered.
Burtou-on-Trent
52,424
11.5
87
London (City)
22,425
17.4
149
Great Yarinouth
52,353
15.8
132
Stoke Newington
52,828
12.9
122
Bury
58,594
16.8
147
Holborn
56,481
17.5
92
Barrow-in-Furness
60,306
14.6
135
Chelsea
74,496
14.8
117
Bootle
62,758
18.2
155
Hampstead
88,142
9.3
94
Wigan
86,581
18.6
164
Finsbury
98,207
19.0
127
London, Death-rate, 15.1. Highest—Shoreditcb, 19.7. Lowest—Harapstead, 9.3.
The Annual Death Rates during the Year 1005, according
to the Medical Officer of Health, were as follows :—
Uncertified Deaths in St. Pancras 6
6t. Pancbas—Estimated Population, 237,150. Number of Births, 5,801.
Corrected number of Deaths, 3728.
Birth-rate, 24-5. Death-rate, 15-7. Infantile mortality rate, 136.
London—Estimated Population, 4,684,794. Number of Births, 120,620.
Corrected number of Deaths, 70,442.
Birth-rate, 27'1. Death-rate 15*1. Infantile mortality rate, 131.
The Number of Dangerous Infectious Diseases notified and the Notification-Hate
during the Year were as follows : —
St. Pancras—Estimated Population, 237,150. Cases notified 15H0
Notification-Rate per 1000 population 6-7
London—Estimated Population, 4,684,791. Cases notified 32,862
Notification-Rate per 1000 population 7-0 ■