Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The births in public institutions having been redistributed according to population, the number of births and the birth-rate of each of the Sub-Districts and the District were as follows:—
Sub-District. | Number of Births Registered. | Number of Births Transferred by Registrar-General. | Total Registered Births. | Birth Rate. |
---|---|---|---|---|
West | 1223 | 97 | 1320 | 22.1 |
South | 989 | 74 | 1063 | 23.4 |
East | 1489 | 93 | 1582 | 27.7 |
North | 1307 | 95 | 1402 | 24.0 |
St. Pancras | 5008 | 359 | 5367 | 24.4 |
London | — | — | 110353 | 24.5 |
DEATHS.
During the year 1912 the corrected total number of deaths from all causes
at all ages was 3,157, being 199 less than during the preceding year and 559
below the annual average of the preceding ten years. Per 1000 of the
population, the death-rate was 14.3, compared with 14.1 in the previous year,
and an annual average of 15.7 in the preceding decennium.
The total number of deaths and the death-rates in the Sub-Districts are set out below, 83 deaths from all causes not referable to any particular Sub-District being distributed according to population:—
Sub-Districts. | Number of Deaths. | Death-Rate. |
---|---|---|
West | 866 | 14.5 |
South | 668 | 14.7 |
East | 868 | 15.2 |
North | 755 | 12.9 |
St. Pancras | 3157 | *14.3 |
London | 61100 | 13.6 |
* As compared to England and Wales for sex and age distribution, the factor of correction
for St. Pancras is 0 9971, which makes the death-rate so corrected 14.2 per 1000 of
population per annum.