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St Pancras 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Encephalitis Lethargica.
No cases were notified during the year, and no deaths occurred.
Enteric or Typhoid Fever.
Five cases of Typhoid were notified during the year, of which one diagnosis was not
confirmed. There were two deaths.
Erysipelas.
53 cases were notified, three subsequently not confirmed, and no deaths occurred ; as
compared with 60 cases and no deaths during the previous year.
Food Poisoning.
Food Poisoning and suspected Food Poisoning are notifiable by Section 17 of the Food
and Drugs Act, 1938.
Nine notifications were received during the year. There was no death.
Malaria.
Seven cases were notified and there were no deaths. All were St. Pancras residents.
Measles.
Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1926 are given in the following table:—
| Estimated population | Year | Cases | Deaths | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | Over 1 year | Total | Incidence rate per 1,000 population | Under 1 year | 1-5 years | 5-15 years | Adults | Total | Mortality rate per 1,000 cases | ||
| 216,800 | 1926 | 260 | 3,474 | 3,734 | 17.2 | 25 | 38 | 2 | — | 65 | 17.4 |
| 213,200 | 1927 | 40 | 377 | 417 | 1.9 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 12.0 |
| 206,000 | 1928 | 234 | 3,642 | 3,876 | 18.8 | 30 | 87 | 10 | — | 127 | 32.7 |
| 204,400 | 1929 | 28 | 563 | 591 | 3.0 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 11.8 |
| 204,400 | 1930 | 179 | 3,297 | 3,476 | 17.1 | 3 | 26 | 2 | — | 31 | 8.9 |
| 195,600 | 1931 | 31 | 399 | 430 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4.7 |
| 194,000 | 1932 | 135 | 2,730 | 2,865 | 14.8 | 6 | 21 | — | — | 27 | 9.4 |
| 190,900 | 1933 | 38 | 399 | 437 | 2.2 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 9.2 |
| 187,540 | 1934 | 195 | 3,443 | 3,638 | 19.4 | 8 | 23 | 1 | — | 32 | 8.8 |
| 185,300 | 1935 | 23 | 97 | 120 | 0.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8.3 |
| 183,900 | 1936 | 180 | 2,795 | 2,975 | 16.2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 17 | 5.7 |
| 181,900 | 1937 | 28 | 610 | 638 | 3.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1.5 |
| 179,400 | 1938 | 166 | 2,171 | 2,337 | 13.0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 12 | 5.1 |
| 167,300 | 1939 | 14 | 71 | 85 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 133,200 | 1940 | 20 | 265 | 285 | 2.1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3.5 |
| 103,770 | 1941 | 45 | 571 | 616 | 5.9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3.2 |
| 105,900 | 1942 | 91 | 1,401 | 1,492 | 14.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 108,640 | 1943 | 89 | 993 | 1,082 | 9.9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3.7 |
| 105,780 | 1944 | 50 | 748 | 798 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 111,400 | 1945 | 71 | 954 | 1,025 | 9.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1.0 |
| 129,410 | 1946 | 74 | 1,041 | 1,115 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1.8 |