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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Year. | Estimated Population. | Primary Notifications. | Deaths. | Notification Rate. | Heath Rate | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phthisis. | Other forms. | All forms. | Phthisis. | Other forms. | All forms. | Phthisis. | Other forms. | All forms. | Phthisis. | Other forms | All forms. | ||
| 1916 | 218387 | 735 | 138 | 873 | 340 | 83 | 423 | 3.36 | 0.63 | 3.99 | 1.55 | 0.38 | 1.93 |
| 1917 | 218387 | 825 | 169 | 994 | 353 | 9' | 444 | 3.78 | 0.77 | 4.55 | 1.62 | 0.42 | 2.03 |
| 1918 | 218387 | 1034 | 203 | 1237 | 403 | 82 | 485 | 4.74 | 0.93 | 5.67 | 1.85 | 0.37 | 2.22 |
| 1919 | 218387 | 799 | 206 | 1005 | 268 | 73 | 341 | 3.66 | 0.94 | 4.60 | 1.23 | 0.33 | 1.56 |
| 1920 | 218387 | 684 | 132 | 816 | 249 | 63 | 312 | 3.07 | 0.59 | 3.67 | 1.12 | 0.28 | 1.40 |
| 1921 | 212900 | 540 | 153 | 699 | 250 | 54 | 334 | 2.56 | 0.72 | 3.28 | 1.17 | 0.25 | 1.43 |
| 1922 | 212500 | 534 | 148 | 682 | 257 | 58 | 315 | 2.51 | 0.70 | 3.21 | 1.21 | 0.27 | 1.48 |
| 1923 | 214400 | 440 | 137 | 577 | 211 | 61 | 272 | 2.05 | 0.64 | 2.69 | 0.98 | 0.28 | 1.27 |
| 1924 | 214300 | 447 | 119 | 566 | 227 | 44 | 271 | 2.05 | 0.54 | 2.59 | 1.04 | 0.20 | 1.24 |
| 1925 | 215900 | 389 | 103 | 492 | 180 | 51 | 231 | 1.80 | 0.48 | 2.28 | 0.83 | 0.24 | 1.07 |
In the following table the notification and death-rates are classified according to sex. The figures are based on the sex population as determined at the last Census (1921):—
| Notification rates per 1,000 Males or Females Living. | Death rates per 1,000 Males or Females Living. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | |
| Males | 2.27 | 0.54 | 2.81 | 1.03 | 0.28 | 1.32 |
| Females | 1.38 | 0.42 | 1.80 | 0.66 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Both Sexes | 1.80 | 0.48 | 2.28 | 0.83 | 0.24 | 1.07 |
The table below shows the number of notifications and the number of deaths, together
with the corresponding rates per 1,000 of population for each Ward of the Borough:—
Tuberculosis (All Forms).
| Ward. | Notifications. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Hate per 1000 of Population. | Number. | Rate per 1000 of Population. | |
| 1 | 59 | 1.6 | 27 | 0.7 |
| 2 | 48 | 2.2 | 18 | 0.8 |
| 3 | 77 | 2.1 | 40 | 1.1 |
| 4 | 59 | 2.2 | 30 | 1.1 |
| 5 | 80 | 2.6 | 40 | 1.3 |
| 6 | 47 | 2.2 | 23 | 1.1 |
| 7 | 34 | 2.2 | 14 | 0.9 |
| 8 | 79 | 2.9 | 35 | 1.3 |
| No address | 9 | — | 4 | — |
| Totals | 492 | 2.3 | 231 | 1.1 |