London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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| Ages. | At Private Addresses. | At Rowton Houses and at Common Lodging Houses. | Homeless Cases. | Cases notified by the St.Paneras Dispensary | Cases notified by Mount Vernon Hospital Outpatients. | Cases notified by other Hospitals and Dispensaries. | Cases from London County Council Schools. | Cases notified by Private Practition ers. | Total. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | - | F. | ALL | |
| Under5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | - | — | - | 1 | — | _ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 5—10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | - | — | 4 | 3 | - | — | — | - | 7 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 10—15 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| 15—20 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | - | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 20—30 | 15 | 12 | 11 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 40 | 30 | 70 |
| 30—40 | 34 | 22 | 14 | - | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 73 | 54 | 127 |
| 40—50 | 23 | 18 | 26 | — | 13 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 74 | 52 | 126 |
| 50—60 | 19 | 7 | 12 | — | 10 | — | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | - | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 50 | 27 | 77 |
| Over 60 | 7 | 7 | 13 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 17 | 43 |
| Not stated | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Totals | 123 | 81 | 76 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 30 | 92 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 314 | 211 | 525 |
Adding together the above figures we obtain a total of 525 persons notified. From
this total ten persons notified by two distinct Institutions must be deducted, givmg a total
of 515 persons notified.
At the time of inquiry the persons notified were resident as follows :—
| Poor Law Cases. | Hospital and Dispensary Cases. | Private Practitioners' Cases. | School Cases. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At private address notified | 60 | 149 | 14 | 14 | 237 |
| Removed to Workhouse Infirmary | 231 | 3 | — | — | 234 |
| Removed to Hospital | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Dead at Public Institutions | 19 | - | _ | _ | 19 |
| Dead at private addresses | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 11 |
| Not known or removed | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 13 |
| Totals | 317 | 162 | 21 | 15 | 515 |