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St Pancras 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Inquests.
In the following table will be found the causes of death, as certified by the Coroner; they are also further classified into age periods : —
| Causes. | Under 1 year. | 1—5 years. | 5—15 years. | 15—25 years. | 25—65 years. | 65 and over. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 23 | |
| Pneumonia | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| Cerebral Hæemorrhage | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Cancer | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| Tuberculosis | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Other causes | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 70 |
| _ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 50 | |
| Burns and Scalds | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| Railway | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Falls | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 70 | 96 |
| Other causes* | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 28 | 105 |
| _ | — | — | 1 | 75 | 21 | 97 | |
| — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | |
| — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | |
| Totals | 34 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 248 | 180 | 516§ |
‡ Includes 40 cases of coal gas poisoning. * Includes 3 cases of coal gas poisoning. ‡ No case of coal gas
poisoning. § St. Pancras cases 113, ex-St. Pancras 403 (see also page 26).
Infantile Mortality.
The number of deaths of St. Pancras infants under one year of age occurring during
1938 was 156 (of which 27 were of illegitimate children). This gives an Infant Mortality
rate (number of deaths under one year of age per 1,000 births) of 64. The corresponding
rate for the previous year was 65.
Further details will be found in the Maternity and Child Welfare Section (page 95).