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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The number of cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified during the year 1905, and the Sub-Districts in which they occurred, are shown in the following table:—
| Population | West, 61799. | South. 55910. | East. 59805. | North 59636. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 186 | 349 | 256 | 196 | 987 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 90 | 60 | 69 | 63 | 282 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 15 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 72 |
| Continued Fever | – | – | — | 1 | 1 |
| Relapsing Fever | –_ | – | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Cholera | – | – | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 47 | 51 | 81 | 49 | 228 |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 339 | 488 | 422 | 331 | 1580 |
| Population | West. 61799. | South. 55910. | East, 59805. | North. 58636. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| Diphtheria, Membranous Croup | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 |
| Typhus Fever | – | – | – | – | — |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 8 |
| Continued Fever | — | – | – | – | — |
| Relapsing Fever | — | – | – | – | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Cholera | — | — | _ | – | — |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | – | — | — | – |
| Totals | 25 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 83 |