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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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III.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
NOTIFICATIONS.
The number of cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases certified to your Medical Officer of Health during the year 1895, and the Sub-Districts in which they occurred are shown in the following table:—
| Population—1891 Census. | Regent's Park, pop. 36,592. | Tottenham Court, pop. 26,319. | Gray's Inn Lane, pop. 27,418. | Somers Town, pop. 32,841. | Camden Town, pop. 15,461. | Kentish Town, pop. 95,775. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diseases. | |||||||
| Small-pox | – | l | 5 | – | – | 8 | 14 |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 68 | 41 | 66 | 119 | 17 | 227 | 538 |
| Erysipelas | 26 | 34 | 51 | 55 | 98 | 144 | 408 |
| Scarlatina, or Scarlet Fever | 186 | 109 | 141 | 188 | 61 | 368 | 1053 |
| Typhus Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 26 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 144 |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Continued Fever | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 13 | 17 |
| Totals | 308 | 210 | 289 | 369 | 181 | 821 | 2178 |
The total number of cases was 347 less than in the previous year. The
number of Scarlet Fever cases fell from 1,245 to 1,053, and of Diphtheria rose
from 502 to 538.
The table hereto annexed shows the seasonal variation in the prevalence
of the notifiable diseases from week to week throughout the year.