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St Pancras 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: The notifications of, and deaths from, the notifiable diseases other than Tuberculosis are classified in the following table according to the Wards in which they occurred:—

The notifications of, and deaths from, the notifiable diseases other than Tuberculosis are classified in the following table according to the Wards in which they occurred:—

DISEASES.Notifications.Deaths.
Ward.No Address.Whole Borough.Ward..No Address.Whole Borough.
I234567812345678
1. Small-pox————————————————————
2. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever5634944152322728—364———1——11—3
3. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup60100956599852882—614—32223—3—15
4. Entericor Typhoid Fever12—41——1—10————1————1
5. Puerperal Fever12232112—14——————————
6. ,, Pyrexia6—636522—30——————————
7. Erysipelas1031479939—64—1——11———2
8. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis11—121———6—1——1————2
9. Anterior Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis111131——8——————————
10. Ophthalmia Neonatorum4166—32426—————————
11. Encephalitis Lethargica——————————1—1——————2
12. Acute Influenza and Influenzal Pneumonia149109710614—797712684533‡55
13. Acute Primary Pneumonia261625142471028—150———12————3
14. Malaria——————16——16——————————
15. Dysentery7985105364—84——————1——1
16. Measles8040133964012950682638———1—————1
17. German Measles12314111334276—120——————————
18. Food Poisoning1———2—11——65———————1—1
19. Continued Fever1————————1——————————
Totals28122140826727032122029922289811151115878386

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‡For Pneumonia deaths, see Tables on pages 33 and 34.