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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Number of Cases of Infectious Disease Notified in the several Boroughs of the Administrative County of London during the Year, 1907.
| Boroughs. | Estimated Population in the middle of 1907. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup). | Typhus Fever. | Typhoid Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Plague. | Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. | |||||||||||||
| Paddington | 149,909 | ... | 577 | 167 | ... | 35 | i | ... | 6 | ... | 124 | ... | ... |
| Kensington | 181,842 | ... | 532 | 250 | ... | 40 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 128 | ... | 2 |
| Hammersmith | 122,337 | ... | 583 | 195 | ... | 41 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 78 | ... | 4 |
| Fulham | 166,719 | ... | 668 | 605 | ... | 57 | 1 | ... | 15 | ... | 130 | ... | 3 |
| Chelsea | 74,857 | ... | 219 | 158 | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 56 | ... | 4 |
| City of Westminster | 172,219 | ... | 418 | 146 | ... | 52 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 102 | ... | 4 |
| North. | |||||||||||||
| St. Marylebone | 127,718 | 1 | 439 | 128 | ... | 31 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 134 | ... | 4 |
| Hampstead | 91,137 | 1 | 320 | 112 | ... | 21 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 56 | ... | ... |
| St. Pancras | 236,753 | 1 | 848 | 348 | ... | 55 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 184 | ... | 6 |
| Islington | 347,017 | ... | 1217 | 483 | ... | 93 | l | ... | 23 | ... | 254 | ... | 11 |
| Stoke Newington | 53,613 | ... | 252 | 116 | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 31 | ... | 2 |
| Hackney | 232,993 | ... | 1807 | 543 | 1 | 110 | 2 | ... | 16 | ... | 311 | ... | 4 |
| Central. | |||||||||||||
| Holborn | 55,134 | ... | 157 | 64 | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 41 | ... | 2 |
| Finsbury | 96,732 | ... | 506 | 154 | ... | 23 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 109 | ... | 3 |
| City of London | 20,310 | 2 | 97 | 28 | ... | 9 | ...... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... |
| Fast. | |||||||||||||
| Shoreditch | 115,662 | 1 | 877 | 224 | ... | 36 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 140 | ... | 7 |
| Bethnal Green | 130,831 | ... | 1292 | 288 | ... | 55 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 247 | ... | 8 |
| Stepney | 308,923 | ... | 3147 | 750 | l | 120 | 10 | ... | 16 | ... | 473 | ... | 10 |
| Poplar | 171,086 | 1 | 1289 | 359 | ... | 80 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | 187 | ... | 11 |
| South. | |||||||||||||
| Southwark | 209,781 | ... | 1276 | 423 | ... | 80 | ... | ... | 19 | ... | 248 | ... | 10 |
| Bermondsey | 128 263 | ... | 1011 | 324 | ... | 45 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 149 | ... | 7 |
| Lambeth | 318,.'>38 | ... | 1481 | 327 | ... | 56 | 6 | ... | 23 | ... | 228 | ... | 13 |
| Battersea | 181,736 | ... | 974 | 362 | ... | 44 | l | ... | 13 | ... | 175 | ... | 10 |
| Wandsworth | 281,419 | ... | 1323 | 636 | ... | 69 | l | ... | 28 | ... | 214 | ... | 3 |
| Camberwell | 277,059 | ... | 1574 | 406 | ... | 82 | ... | ... | 16 | ... | 265 | ... | 3 |
| Deptford | 116,510 | ... | 778 | 318 | ... | 34 | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | 145 | ... | 2 |
| Greenwich | 107,222 | ... | 660 | 257 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 94 | ... | 1 |
| Lewisham | 152,532 | ... | 604 | 302 | ... | 32 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 86 | ... | 1 |
| Woolwich | 129,336 | ... | 1027 | 280 | ... | 27 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | 114 | ... | 1 |
| Port of London | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Administrative County of London | 4,758,218 | 8 | 25955 | 8755 | 2 | 1395 | 35 | ... | 257 | ... | 4519 | ... | 136 |
SECONDARY NOTIFICATIONS.
The secondary notification of infectious diseases has grown to considerable
proportions. A Daily List of Notifications is sent to—
1. The Metropolitan Asylums Board.
2. The St. Pancras Public Library.
3. The Day Schools attended by infected children.
4. The Day Schools attended by contacts.
5. The Sunday Schools attended by infected children.