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St Pancras 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The table required by the Local Government Board, showing the causes of deaths amongst these infants is set out below:—
1913. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| cause of death. | Under I week. | 1 —2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months & under 6 months. | (5 months & under 9 months. | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 120 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 190 | 94 | 102 | 70 | 56 | 512 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Whooping-Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| Convulsions | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 105 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 73 | |
| Gastritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Syphilis | 3 | 5 | 1 | ... | 9 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 14 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 3 | l | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 14 | |
| Injury at birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 1 | .. | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 11 | 1 | ... | .. | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | |
| Premature birth | 66 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 89 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 93 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 10 | ... | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 53 | |
| Other causes | 13 | 2 | 2 | ... | 17 | 4 | 7 | 3 | ... | 31 | |
| Totals | 120 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 190 | 94 | 162 | 70 | 56 | 512 | |
Nett Births in the year {legitimate 5258
illegitimate 259 Nett Deaths in the year of {legitimate infants 468
illegitimate infants 44