London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1931 | 1935 | Average for 10 years. | 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 25 | — | 30 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 11 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ' — | 1 | - | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bronchitis | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 36 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 42 | 27 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 15 |
| Lobar-pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Diarrhoea | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 8 |
| Enteritis | 88 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 22 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 45 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Syphilis | l | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Atelectasis | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 25 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 12 |
| Premature Birth | 57 | 39 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 42 | 48 | 37 |
| Congenital Debility, Sclerema and Icterus | 18 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Other causes | 16 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 26 | |
| Totals | 274 | 205 | 261 | 262 | 194 | 200 | 186 | 151 | 160 | 155 | 224 | 190 |
| Nett Births | 3612 | 3299 | 3274 | 3170 | 3208 | 2955 | 2684 | 2589 | 2449 | 2466 | 3278 | 2389 |