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St Pancras 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The Principal Zymotic Disease.—The number of deaths from this group of
diseases in the Sub-Districts, and the proportion per 1000 of population and
per cent.
per cent. of total deaths, were as follows:—
| Sub-Division. | Number. | Per 1000 Population. | Per cent. of Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| West | 81 | 1.31 | 8.5 |
| South | 52 | 0.92 | 6.2 |
| East | 92 | 1.54 | 9.4 |
| North | 55 | 0.92 | 6.9 |
| St. Pancras | 280 | 1.18 | 7.8 |
| London | 6720 | 1.42 | 9.7 |
COMPARATIVE MORTALITY.
Throwing the Birth and Death-Rates of the Sub-Districts in the foregoing tables into one table, we obtain this result:—
| Sub-Districts. | Birth Rate. | Total Death Rate from all causes. | Death Rates from | Death Rates per 1000 Births. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pleurisy. | Notifiable Infectious Diseases. | Principal Zymotic Diseases. | Under 1 Year. | Under 5 years. | |||
| West | 23.9 | 15.4 | 1.71 | 3.07 | 0.30 | 1.31 | 106.8 | 183.8 |
| South | 17.3 | 14.9 | 1.84 | 2.84 | 0.32 | 0.92 | 144.0 | 214.3 |
| East | 25.7 | 16.3 | 1.29 | 3.55 | 0.40 | 1.54 | 130.4 | 221.7 |
| North | 25.2 | 13.4 | 1.51 | 2.53 | 0.18 | 0.92 | 84.2 | 130.3 |
| St. Pancras | 23.1 | 15.0 | 1.59 | 3.00 | 0.30 | 1.18 | 113.8 | 185.1 |
ANNUAL BIRTH-RATES AND DEATH-RATES DURING 1907.*
| Localities. | Annual rates per 1000 living. | Infant mortality :— Annual Death-Rate of Infants under one year per 1000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths from all causes. | Deaths from seven chief epidemic diseases. | ||
| England and Wales | 26.3 | 15.0 | 1.26 | 118 |
| 76 great towns | 27.0 | 15.4 | 1.54 | 127 |
| 142 smaller towns | 25.7 | 14.5 | 1.29 | 122 |
| Rural England and Wales | 25.6 | 14.7 | 0.91 | 106 |
* These rates are subject to revision.