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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Maternal (Puerperal) Mortality.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, child-birth :
From Sepsis, 3; from other causes, 7.
Total Puerperal Mortality, 4.0 per 1000 births (live and still).
Number of deaths from Measles (all ages), 32.
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages), 9.
„ „ Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years of age), 27.
Tuberculosis.
Pulmonary. Deaths, 157; death rate per 1000 of population, 0.8.
All forms. Deaths, 172; death rate per 1000 of population, 0.9.
Rateable value, £2,121,198. Sum produced by a penny rate, £8,320.
Rainfall during the year (recorded at Camden Square), 20.7 inches.
Comparative Statistics.
| Rate per 1000 of Population. | Rate per 1000 Births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth rate | Death rate. | Infant Mortality. | |
| England and Wales | 14.8 | 11.8 | 59 |
| 121 Great Towns | 14.7 | 11.8 | 63 |
| County of London | 13.2 | 11.9 | 67 |