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St Pancras 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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There was 110 epidemic prevalence of either scarlet fever or diphtheria, the cases being
fairly uniformly distributed throughout the year. Measles was somewhat prevalent during
March, April and May, after which there was a fall which lasted until December. German
measles was unusually prevalent, the total number of cases being 877. This is the highest
number hitherto recorded in any year since the disease was made notifiable. One death occurred
from this disease.
Monthly Numkkk of Certified Deaths from the Dangerous Infectious Diseases
during 1925.
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter . | Total. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | ' May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Dysentery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 10 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 19 | |
| Tuberculosis (Other Forms) | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Totals—Notifiable Inlectious Diseases | 21 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 33 | |
| Whooping Cough | 12 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
The total number of deaths from all the notifiable infectious diseases was 303. This
compares very favourably with the previous year, when 409 deaths occurred. Not a single
death was registered as being due to scarlet fever, although 651 cases of this disease were
notified. Deaths from diphtheria and whooping cough showed an increase; those from
tuberculosis and measles a considerable decrease as compared w ith the previous year.