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St Pancras 1909

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

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Table: The number of cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified during the year 1909 and the Sub-Districts in which they occurred are shown in the following table :—

The number of cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified during the year 1909 and the Sub-Districts in which they occurred are shown in the following table :—

PopulationWest. 61937.South. 56000.East. 59711.North. 59599.Total.
Diseases.
Small-pox. .. .. .. ...
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever210108188268774
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup105508674315
Typhus Fever. .. .. .. .. .
Typhoid or Enteric Fever151517350
Continued Fever. .. .. .. .. .
Relapsing Fever. .. .• •• •• •
Puerperal Fever724215
Cholera• •• •• •• •• •
Erysipelas28395637160
Plague. .• •. .• •• •
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis1. .416
Totals3662143553851320

Table: The Case-fatality.—The following table gives the number of deaths from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the Sub-Districts of St. Pancras.—

The Case-fatality.—The following table gives the number of deaths from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases in the Sub-Districts of St. Pancras.—

PopulationWest. 61937.South. 56000.East. 59711.North. 59599.Total.
Diseases.
Small-pox. .. .. .. .. .
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever4. .5817
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup1049528
Typhus Fever. .. .. .. .. .
Typhoid or Enteric Fever114. .6
Continued Fever. .. .. .. .. .
Relapsing Fever. .. .. .. .. .
Puerperal Fever21317
Cholera. .. .. .. .. .
Erysipelas117110
Plague. .. .. .. .. .
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis1. .3. .4
Totals197311572