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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Monthly Number of Certified Deaths from the Dangerous Infectious Diseases
during 1923.
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Puerperal Fever | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Dysentery | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | – | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 20 | 28 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 13 | |
| Tuberculosis (Other Forms) | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
| Totals—Notifiable Infectious Diseases | 38 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 21 | |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | |