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A study of the foregoing figures and of the tables on pages 105-107 reveals a most grave
condition of housing, which being more or less repeated in a number of the other metropolitan
boroughs constitutes one of the most serious public health problems confronting the nation.
Occupations.—As will be seen from the Census table on pages 109-110 the principal
occupations of the St. Pancras population are as follows :—
Males.
Transport workers 13,741
Commercial and financial occupations
7,641
In personal service 5,676
Metal workers 5,158
Clerks, draughtsmen, typists, &c. 4,643
Workers in wood and furniture 4,282
Public administration and defence 3,156
General or undefined labourers 2,989
Makers of textile goods and articles
of dress 2,383
Builders, bricklayers, &c. 2,297
Professional occupations 2,266
Painters and decorators 2,242
Warehousemen, packers, &c. 2,028
Paper workers, printers, &c. 1,771
Makers of foods, drinks and tobacco 1,285
Females.
In personal service 13,350
Makers of textile goods and articles
of dress 5,523
Clerks, typists, &c 4,928
Commercial and financial occupations
3,003
Professional occupations 2,832
Paper workers, printers, &c. 1,606
Warehousewomen, packers, &c. 1,163
Birthplaces.—Of the St. Pancras population 191,175 were born in England, 1,731 in
Wales, 2,583 in Scotland, 2,967 in Ireland, 277 in the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, 1,752
in other British Dominions, Colonies, &c., 8,994 in foreign countries, 72 at sea. and 896 at birthplaces
not stated. Of the residents born in foreign countries, 1,470 were born in France, 1,378
in Italy, 1,035 in Poland, 837 in Russia, 735 in Germany, 657 in Switzerland, 641 in Belgium, 310
in the United States, 260 in Czecho-Slovakia, 233 in the Netherlands, 153 in Denmark, 125 in
Sweden, and 101 in Austria.
MARRIAGES.
The number of marriages celebrated in 1922 was 1,982. This is equal to a rate of 9*3
per 1,000 total population.
BIRTHS.
The net number of births for St. Pancras registered in 1922 was 4,559, making an annual
birth-rate of 21-5 per 1,000 total population.
The number of births registered as having taken place in the borough was 4,865, and the net figure
is obtained by deducting 306, which, according to information supplied by the Registrar-General, is the excess
of births to non-parishioners occurring within the borough over births to parishioners occurring outside the
borough.
The corresponding figures for previous years and for the different wards and registration
sub-districts in the borough will be found in Tables 1 and 4 on pages 86 and 92.
. It will be seen on reference to Table 1 that the birth-rate continues to decline.
The following table shows the quarterly figures in recent years,