Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Maternal Mortality.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, child-birth :
From Sepsis, 0 ; from other causes, 5.
Maternal death rate per 1,000 births, 1.6.
Number of deaths from Measles (all ages), 31.
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages), 4.
„ „ Diarrhœea and Enteritis (under 2 years of age), 43.
Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary. Deaths, 165; death rate per 1,000 of population, 0.79.
All forms. Deaths, 189; death rate per 1,000 of population, 0.91.
Rateable value, £1,905,159. Sum produced by a penny rate, £7,760.
Rainfall during the year (recorded at Camden Square), 28.8 inches.
Comparative Statistics.
Rate per 1,000 of Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | ||
---|---|---|---|
birth rate. | Death rate. | Infant Mortality. | |
St. Pancras | 15.4 | 11.9 | 60 |
England and Wales | 16.3 | 11.4 | 60 |
107 Great Towns | 16.6 | 11.5 | 64 |
County of London | 15.7 | 11.4 | 59 |