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Town Hall,
Euston Road,
London, N.W.1.
September, 1961.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Saint Pancras
Your Worship, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have pleasure in presenting to you the Annual Report upon the conditions
of health in the Metropolitan Borough of St. Pancras for the year 1960,
Population
The population of the Borough as estimated by the Registrar General mid 1960
was 127,710, as compared with 128 ,700 for the previous year, thus continuing the
steady decrease year by year since the Census in 1951
Births and Deaths
Births to St, Pancras residents during 1960 were 2,344, giving a birth rate
of 18 3 per 1,000 of estimated population, which is the highest since 1947.
Deaths were 1,354. the rate being 10 6, and showed a decrease of 58 from
the figure for 1959
The main causes of death were, heart disease 391 and cancer 330, showing
an increase of 51 and 17 respectively on last year Pneumonia and bronchitis at
192 was the third highest classification although showing a reduction from the
previous year's figure of 243
It is pleasing to note that the 13 deaths from tuberculosis, in keeping
with the 1959 figure, is the lowest recorded in St. Pancras It is perhaps difficult
to realise that only 11 years ago the comparable figure was 105. In 1924 it was
271.
There were 21 deaths from motor vehicle accitdents, none of which occurred
in persons under 15 years of age. All other accidents accounted for 26 deaths
and of these 3 were in children under the age of 15 years
Infantile deaths at 57 were 4 less than for the previous year, and whilst
this does not give the lowest rate recorded for the Borough, it is nevertheless
the lowest since 1957 No less than 41 were of infants in the first four weeks
of life and of these 10 were premature babies and 5 had congenital defects
There were no maternal deaths or deaths from causes which could be associated
with childbirth
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