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St Pancras 1910

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

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Table: The Principal zymotic Diseases.—The number of deaths from this group of diseases in the Sub-Districts and the proportion per 1000 of population and per cent, of total deaths were as follows : —

The Principal zymotic Diseases.—The number of deaths from this group of diseases in the Sub-Districts and the proportion per 1000 of population and per cent, of total deaths were as follows : —

Sub-Districts.Number.Per 1000 Population.Per cent. of Total Deaths.
West941.5210.6
South440.796.5
East1322.2114.2
North570.957.3
St. Pancras .3270.9610.0
London55591.149.0

Table: COMPARATI VE MORTALITY. Throwing the Birth and Death Rates of the Sub-Districts in the foregoing tables into one table, we obtain this result:—

COMPARATI VE 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 RateTotal Death Rate from all causes.Death Rates fromDeath Rates per 1000 Births.
Phthisis.Bronchitis, Pneumonia. Pleurisy.Notifiable Infectious Diseases.Principal Zymotic Diseases.Under 1 Year.Under 5 Years.
West22.714.31.322.940.321 .52108.4181.2
South18.512.01.592.150.100 79108.4167.3
East25.515.51.043.060.332.21128.0206 0
North23.913 .11.072 440.240.9584.9139.0
St. Pancras22.713.81.252.660.260.96107.8174.4

Table: ANNUAL BIRTH RATES AND DEATH RATES DURING 1910*

ANNUAL BIRTH RATES AND DEATH RATES DURING 1910*

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 Wales24.813.40.99106
77 great towns25. 014.31.23115
136 smaller towns ,23.712.90.88104
Rural England and Wales25.012.80.7496
(i.e., less the 213 towns)

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* These rates are subject to revision.