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Town Hall,
Euston Road,
London, N.W.1.
September, 1962
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of St. Pancras,
Your Worship, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have pleasure in submitting to you my Annual Report on the health, vital
statistics and sanitary circumstances of the Metropolitan Borough of St. Pancras
for the year 1961 In accordance with the request of the Minister of Health, the
report is presented in the same general form as has been done for some years past.
Vital statistics
These will be found summarised on pages 4 and 9-11, whilst comparisons with
previous years' figures, dating back to 1924, are on pages 12 and 13.
Population
The population of St. Pancras, ascertained at the 1961 census, was 123,809.
The Registrar General's estimated mid-year population, however, was 125,340,
which continues the steady downward trend consistent almost since the last war.
The reduction this year was 2,370.
Births and birth rate
The number of live births of St. Pancras babies during the year was 2,293.
This figure includes babies born to St. Pancras mothers outside the Borough, and
excludes those born in the Borough to parents resident in other areas. The number
is 51 less than in 1960 Taking into account the reduced population figure, however,
the rate per 1,000 estimated population remains as last year, at 18.3, which
is the highest since 1947
Deaths and death rate
The number of deaths at all ages during the year was 1,400, an increase of
46 over that in 1960 Here the decline in population has an adverse effect on the
death rate which has risen by 56 to 11 16 per 1,000 of the estimated population.
Inward and outward transfers have been added to, or deducted from, the figure of
deaths occurring in the Borough, and the figure 1,400 includes, therefore, St.
Pancras residents only.
Area comparability factors
There are many considerations which have a bearing on the number of births
and deaths, and these vary as between different areas The proportions, for example,
of old to young or males to females vary considerably from area to area.
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