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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table gives particulars as to the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 10 years : —
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Primary Notifications. | Deaths. | Notification Bate. | Death Rate. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Other forms. | All forms. | Pulmonary. | Other forms. | All forms. | Pulmonary. | Other forms. | All forms. | Pulmonary. | Other forms. | All forms. | ||
| 1918 | 218387 | I034 | 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 | 094 | 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 | 546 | 153 | 699 | 250 | 54 | 304 | 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 | I .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 |
| 1926 | 216400 | 354 | 112 | 466 | 175 | 37 | 212 | 1.64 | 0.52 | 2.15 | 0.81 | 0.17 | 0.98 |
| 1927 | 212800 | 378 | 92 | 470 | 197 | 20 | 217 | 1.78 | 0.43 | 2.21 | 0.93 | 0.09 | 1.02 |
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 :—
T uberculosis ( A ll F orms).
| Ward. | Notifications. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number. | Kate per 1000 of Population. | Number. | Rate per 1000 of Population. | |
| 1 | 83 | 2.3 | 36 | 1 .0 |
| 2 | 40 | 1.8 | 18 | 0.8 |
| 3 | 78 | 2.2 | 33 | 0.9 |
| 4 | 61 | 2.3 | 31 | 1.2 |
| 5 | 70 | 2.3 | 31 | 1.0 |
| 6 | 35 | 1.7 | 26 | 1.3 |
| 7 | 46 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.9 |
| 8 | 54 | 2.0 | 25 | 0.9 |
| Homeless | 3 | — | 4 | — |
| Totals | 470 | 2.2 | 217 | 1.0 |
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1924.
These Regulations placed various additional duties upon local Authorities, and included
the compilation of a register of cases of Tuberculosis of all kinds who are residents of the
Borough.