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St Pancras 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: (1) Deaths under One Year of Age in the Borough of St. Pancras during 1936.(This table is prepared by the Registrar-General and relates to the period 1st January to 31st December, 1936.)

(1) Deaths under One Year of Age in the Borough of St. Pancras during 1936.

(This table is prepared by the Registrar-General and relates to the period 1st January to 31st December, 1936.)

CAUSE OF DEATH.AGE*.DEATHS IN EACH WARD.No Address.Totals.
Under 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3—6 months.6—9 months.9—12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
Measles-------123---2-------1-------3
Whooping Cough-----125-8--1--11-1-1---12--53
Influenza-------112---2---------------2
Erysipelas------1--1-----------1-------1
Meningitis (not Tuber------1---1-------------------1
Bronchitis-----211-4-11----11---------22
Broncho-pneumonia.-----923317113-31-211--1111--107
Lobar-pneumonia------------------------------
Pneumonia (type not atated)------------------------------
Enteritis1---214211745854512158632-4156--3424
Syphilis------1--1-1-----------------1
Injury at Birth4-1-5----5--1-1-----1---1--141
Atelectasis1---1----1-1-----------------1
Congenital Malformations21--3731-11211221--1--111-1--77
Premature Birth30311352—--3733-172321731--31--2017
Congenital Debility,2---221--5---1----11-11-----23
Other causes31--484472713--1322521-1-21-31314
Totals435025246361317184121512916101115171485831312-49787

Table: Deaths of infants not belonging to St. Pancras occurring within the Borough, are excluded., ,, belonging ,, ,, outside ,, ,, included.

Deaths of infants not belonging to St. Pancras occurring within the Borough, are excluded.

, ,, belonging ,, ,, outside ,, ,, included.

Nett Births in the yearlegitimate2156Nett Deaths in the yearlegitimate infants 166
illegitimate233illegitimate infants 24