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St Pancras 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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1928. Nett 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 and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 5 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 30 |
| Whooping Cough | — | - | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | _ | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases . | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| Lobar-pneumonia | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 33 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 |
| Suffocation (overlying) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 10 | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | - | 20 |
| Premature Birth | 34 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 50 |
| Congenital Debility, Sclerema and Icterus. | 5 | - | - | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 16 |
| Other causes | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Totals | 59 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 59 | 40 | 43 | 37 | 261 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 3036
illegitimate 238
Nett Deaths in the year
legitimate infants 225
illegitimate infants 30