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St Pancras 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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1921. net deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months & under 6 months. | 6 months & under 9 months. | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 81 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 135 | 60 | 73 | 54 | 38 | 360 | |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | ||
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | ||
| Convulsions | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bronchitis | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 52 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | ||
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 11 | ||
| Enteritis | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 63 | ||
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||
| Syphilis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 14 | ||
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Suffocation (overlying) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||
| Injury at birth | 2 | - | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | ||
| Atelectasis | 8 | — | - | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 25 | ||
| Premature birth | 49 | 8 | 6 | — | 63 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 75 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 34 | ||
| Other causes (including Influenza) | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | ||
| Totals | 81 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 135 | 60 | 73 | 54 | 38 | 360 | ||
| Net Births in the year | legitimate | 4,500 | Net Deaths in the year of | legitimate infants | 318 | |||||||
| illegitimate | 264 | illegitimate infants | 42 | |||||||||