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Health Department,
Bidborough House,
38–50, Bidborough Street,
W.C.1.
November, 1965
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the London Borough of Camden.
Your Worship, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have pleasure in submitting to you the final Annual Report on the health,
vital statistics and sanitary circumstances of the Metropolitan Borough of St.
Pancras for the year 1964. 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.
Most of the vital statistics contained herein do not call for particular
comment, but some show interesting comparisons.
Population
The population of St. Pancras continued the steady downward trend. 1984
showed a total of 121,870 residents whilst the 1924 figure was 214,000.
Tuberculosis
Deaths from tuberculosis continued to fall. The 1964 total was 10 as against
271 in 1924. Of the deaths notified in 1964 none was under 25 years of age. New
cases of tuberculosis also show a steady decrease, 111 cases being notified this
year, compared with 345 in 1957.
Measles
It will be rioted that there were no measles deaths between 1952–1964. This
compares with 134 deaths from the period 1929–1938 and 15 deaths between 1939–1951.
Sanitary Circumstances
The number of complaints received by the Department was 518 less than in the
previous year and, although there was an increase of 102 in 1963, the general trend
for some years has been for a decrease in this figure.
There was a considerable increase in the number of inspections in rehabilitation
areas, where progress was made to secure compliance with the Council's standard
of amenities in houses in multiple occupation.