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St Pancras 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Infantile Mortality.
194 deaths of St. Pancras infants under one year of age occurred during 1930. This
gives an Infant Mortality rate (number of deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births) of
60, as compared with 262 deaths and a rate of 83 for the previous year.
It is gratifying to be able to report that the infant death rate during the year was the
lowest ever recorded in the Borough.
The decreased infant mortality during 1930 was chiefly due to a diminution in the
number of deaths from Measles and Whooping Cough, to a decrease in the neo natal mortality
(deaths during the first month of life) and to a reduction in the number of deaths from
Pneumonia, Diarrhcea and Enteritis.
The following table gives the deaths and death rates of Infants, both legitimate and illegitimate, for 1930:—
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Births | 2,939 | 269 | 3,208 |
| Number of Deaths (under one year of age) | 167 | 27 | 194 |
| Death rate per 1,000 births | 57 | 100 | 60 |
In Table 1, on page 106, the Infantile Mortality rates are given for previous years, and
in Table 3, on page 109, the figures will be found for each Ward. Table 4, on page 110, gives
the Infant Mortality rates for England and Wales, the County of London, the Metropolitan
Boroughs, and certain other large towns.
On the next two pages tables are given which indicate :—
1. The causes of death of all children under one year of age during 1930,
classified according to age at death.
2. The causes of death of children under one year of age during the ten
previous years. In this table the number of births in each year is also given
for reference.