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St Pancras 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Enteric or Typhoid Fever.
There were no deaths.
One case of paratyphoid was notified during the year.
Erysipelas.
46 cases were notified, two were subsequently not confirmed, and no deaths occurred 1
as compared with 38 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.
Two notifications were received during the year. There was no death.
Malaria.
No cases were notified and there was no death.
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 1 | 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 | — | ||
| 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 | |
| 194,000 | 1932 | 135 | 2,730 | 2,865 | 14.8 | 6 | 21 | — | — | ||
| 190,900 | 1933 | 38 | 399 | 437 | 2.2 | — | 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 | — | — | 8.3 | |
| 183,900 | 1936 | 180 | 2,795 | 2,975 | 16.2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | ||
| 181,900 | 1937 | 28 | 610 | 638 | 3.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| 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. |
| 129,410 | 1946 | 74 | 1,041 | 1,115 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1.8 |
| 136,700 | 1947 | 56 | 846 | 902 | 6.6 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2.2 |
| 140,200 | 1948 | 69 | 1,292 | 1,361 | 9.7 | — | l | — | — | 1 | 0.7 |