[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough].

  • St. Pancras (London, England). Borough. Vestry.
Date:
[1887?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    18 DIPHTHERIA. From this disease 44 deaths took place in the Parish, the number for 1885 being 37. The following table gives the numbers in the sub-district and other details:— Sub-Districts. Numbers. Per 1000 population. Per 1000 Deaths.[.###] Regent's Park 7 0.18 9.1 Tottenham Court 2 0.07 3.5 Gray's Inn Lane 4 0.13 5.4 Somers Town 8 0.23 9.0 Camden Town 4 0.23 12.5 Kentish Town 19 0.20 11.8 St. Pancras 44 0.18 9.0 London — 0.20 1.0 10 years' average, 1876-85 St. Pancras 42.3 0.18 8.6 London — 0.17 — WHOOPING COUGH. There were 120 deaths from this disease against 144 deaths in the preceding year, the table below showing the incidence:— Sub-Districts. Numbers. Fer 1000 population. Per 1000 Deaths. Regent's Park 21 0.05 27.3 Tottenham Court 18 0.65 31.7 Gray's Inn Lane 15 0.49 20.4 Vomers Town 24 0.69 27.3 Camden Town 6 0.35 18.8 Kentish Town 36 0.38 22.3 St. Pancras 120 0.49 24.6 London — 0.69 34.4 10 years' average, 1876-85 St. Pancras 1831 0.77 37.2 London — 0.77 —