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St Pancras 1906

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

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Table: The Annual Death Rates for the Year 1906, according to the Registrar-General's Return were, in the six largest County Boroughs and Metropolitan Boroughs at the Census of 1901 as follows:—

The Annual Death Rates for the Year 1906, according to the Registrar-General's Return were, in the six largest County Boroughs and Metropolitan Boroughs at the Census of 1901 as follows:—

County BoroughsEstimated Population, 1906.Death Rate per 1000.Infantile Mortality, per 1,000 Birth.Metropolitan Boroughs.Estimated Population, 1906.Death Rate per 1000.Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births.
Liverpool739,18020.6172Islington344,98714.7124
Manchester637,12619.2167Lambeth315,77415.0131
Birmingham548,02216.8168Stepney307,17617.7134
Leeds463,49515.6151Camberwell274,13214.6130
Sheffield447,95116.4158Wandsworth273,38112.8121
Bristol363,22314.5127St. Pancras236,45515.9123

Table: The Annual Death Rates for the Year 1906, according to the Registrar-General's Return were, in the six smallest County Boroughs and Metropolitan Boroughs at the Census of 1901 as follows: —

The Annual Death Rates for the Year 1906, according to the Registrar-General's Return were, in the six smallest County Boroughs and Metropolitan Boroughs at the Census of 1901 as follows: —

Boroughs.Estimated Population, 1906.Death Rate per 1000.Infantile Mortality per 1000 Births.Metropolitan Boroughs.Estimated Population, 1906.Death Bate per 1000.Infantile Mortality per 1000 Births.
Burton-on-Trent52,92212.6117Loudon (City)21,36717.3101
Great Yarmouth52,61317.3162Stoke Newington52,21711.5102
Bury58,74416.6177
Barrow-in-Furness60,96714.0125Holborn55,80518.0120
Chelsea74,67215.7133
Bootle65,98918.2150Hampstead89,6339.477
Wigan87,58818.1162Finsbury97,46620.7160

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London, Death-rate, 15.1.
Highest—Finsbury, 20.7.
Lowest—Hampstead, 9.4.
The Annual Death Rates during the Year 1906, according to the
Medical Officer of Health, were as follows:—
Uncertified Deaths in St. Pancras
S. Pancras—Estimated Population, 237,149. Number of Births, 5,744.
Corrected number of Deaths, 3,747.
Birth-Rate, 24.2 Death-Rate, 15.8. Infantile Mortality Rate, 131.
London—Estimated Population, 4,721,217. Number of Births, 125,652.
Corrected number of Deaths, 71,131
Birth-Rate, 26.6. Death-Rate 15.1. Infantile Mortality Rate, 133.
The Number of Dangerous Infectious Diseases notified and the Notification-Rate
during the Year were as follows:—
St. Pancras—Estimated Population, 237,149. Cases notified 1,403
Notification-Rate per 1000 population 5.9
London—Estimated Population, 4,721,217. Cases notified 35,352
Notification-Rate per 1000 population 7.4