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St Pancras 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table gives the number of births and the birth rate in each Ward of
the Borough for the year 1923, and for comparison the figures for the previous year are also
given:—
Ward Births and Birth Rates.
| Ward. | 1928. | 1927. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Birth Rate. | Births. | Birth Rate. | |
| 1 | 525 | 14.8 | 485 | 13.6 |
| 2 | 341 | 16.1 | 337 | 15.3 |
| 3 | 569 | 16.5 | 585 | 16.3 |
| 4 | 430 | 17.2 | 406 | 15.6 |
| 5 | 507 | 17.4 | 535 | 17.6 |
| 6 | 340 | 17.0 | 371 | 17.9 |
| 7 | 171 | 11.7 | 19] | 12.5 |
| 8 | 391 | 15.0 | 389 | 14.3 |
| Borough | 3274 | 15.9 | 3299 | 15.5 |
No less than 1,809 births occurred in Public Institutions in St. Pancras, equal to
45 5 per cent, of the total births which took place in the Borough.
Table 4, on page 96, shows for 1928 the birth rate of England and Wales, the County
of London, the Metropolitan Boroughs, and certain of the large towns haying populations
exceeding 125,000.
Illegitimacy.
Of the 3,274 net St. Pancras births, 238 were recorded as being illegitimate. This
equals 7-3 per cent, of the total births registered.
The corresponding figures for the preceding 10 years were as follows:—
| Year. | Rate. | Year. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 9.5 per cent. | 1923 | |
| 1919 | 8.4 „ | 1924 | 5.9 ,, |
| 1920 | 5.6 „ | 1925 | 6.3 „ |
| 1921 | 5.5 „ | 1926 | 6.3 „ |
| 1922 | 5.6 „ | 1927 | 6.9 „ |
Notification of Births.
3,987 notifications of births were received during the year: this includes 136 stillbirths
and 3,851 live births, and represents 95 per cent, of the births registered, as having
taken place in the Borough. The Notification of Births Act (1907) states: "Information with
regard to the event shall be given to the Medical Officer of Health within 36 hours of the