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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ST. PANCRAS.
| Year. | Population. | Number of Cases Notified. | Motality per 1000 persons. | Number of Deaths. | Fatality per 1000 Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 234,379 enumerated | 370 | 1.6 | 12 | 32.4 |
| 1892 | 234,473 estimated | 426 | 1.8 | 9 | 21.1 |
| 1893 | 234,567 | 678 | 2.9 | 36 | 53.1 |
| 1894 | 234,661 | 470 | 2.0 | 14 | 31.9 |
| 1895 | 234,755 ,, | 408 | 1.7 | 11 | 26.9 |
| 1896 | 234,849 | 366 | 1.6 | 13 | 35.5 |
| 1897 | 234,943 | 393 | 1.7 | 13 | 33.1 |
| 1898 | 235,037 | 324 | 1.4 | 10 | 30.9 |
| Mean of 8 years | 234,708 | 429 | 1.8 | 15 | 34.9 |
| *1899 | 235,131 estimated | 305 | 1.3 | 16 | 52.5 |
| 1900 | 235,224 estimated | 227 | 1.0 | 8 | 35.2 |
| 1901 | 235,317 enumerated | 243 | 1.0 | 10 | 41.2 |
| 1902 | 237,054 estimated | 253 | 1.0 | 8 | 33.6 |
| 1903 | 237,032 „ | 222 | 0.9 | 11 | 49.6 |
| 1904 | 237,088 „ | 251 | 1.1 | 17 | 67.7 |
| 1905 | 237,150 „ | 228 | 1.0 | 17 | 74.6 |
| 1906 | 237,149 ,, | 231 | 0.97 | 21 | 90.9 |
| Mean of 7 years | 236,573 | 236 | 0.99 | 13 | 55.1 |
* N.B.—This year is not included in either series because it was a transition
year.
This matter was considered by the Metropolitan Branch of the Incorporated
Society of Medical Officers of Health, and it was decided that it was undesirable
to take any steps to remove erysipelas from the list of notifiable diseases.