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St Pancras 1909

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

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Institutions within the Borough.—It is estimated that about 500 of the daily
average number of inmates in certain of the above-mentioned Institutions
in the Borough are persons uot resident in the Borough.
Institutions without the Borough.—Of certain Public Institutions situated
outside the boundaries of St. Pancras, the daily average numbers of
inmates belonging to St. Pancras housed by them, corrected to the end
of 1908, are as follows:—
St. Anne's Home, Streatham, a branch of St. Pancras Workhouse 450
Lunatic Asylums 1070
Imbecile and Idiot Asylums 704
Fever and Small-Pox Asylums 206
Total population 2430
In addition there are —
Leavesden Schools, near Watford 551
Boarded out 40
In Hospitals, R.C. Schools, Training Ships,
&c., about 190
The Children at these Institutions
are part of the
population of the localities
in which they are situated
POPULATION.
The figures of the 1901 Census have been taken as a basis, and the 2430
inmates of extra Borough Institutions have been added to the Sub-Districts in
proportion to the population as the deaths amongst these inmates are included
in the Statistics in the year, and 500 non-residents in the hospitals in the
Borough have been omitted as their deaths arc also omitted.
West . . . . .. . . 61,937
South .. . . . . . . 56,000
East . . .. .. . . 59,711
North . . . . . . .. 59,599
237,247
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages celebrated in St. Pancras during the year was1993,
being 20 more than in the previous year, and 13G less than the annual
average of the precious ten years.
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered during the year was 5238, being 308 less,
than in the preceding year, and 847 less than the annual average during the
preceding decennium.