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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1952 from stated causes with age distribution.
| Cause of death | Age | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 1 day to 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 | ||
| M | F | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Malformation of Digestive System | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Congenital Malformation of Heart | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Erythroblastosis | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gastro-Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Immaturity with Anoxia | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Immaturity, Unqualified | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| Intracranial and Spinal Injury at Birth | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 |
| Lack of Care | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Meningo-Encephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Meningocele | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mongolism | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Other Birth Injury | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Post Natal Asphyxia and Atelectasis | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| All Causes | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | — | 43 | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | 40 | 16 |
| Year. | Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births. | Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births. | All infants per 1,000 live births. | All infants: Death rates comparison. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Administrative County. | England and Wales. | ||||
| 1952 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 28 |
| 1951 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 30 |
| 1950 | 28 | 52 | 31 | 26 | 30 |
| 1949 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 |
| 1948 | 36 | 42 | 37 | 31 | 34 |
| 1947 | 30 | 61 | 34 | 37 | 41 |
| 1946 | 37 | 47 | 38 | 41 | 43 |
| 1945 | 40 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 46 |
| 1944 | 57 | 105 | 64 | 51 | 45 |
| 1943 | 66 | 99 | 71 | 51 | 49 |
| 1942 | 59 | 117 | 66 | 51 | 51 |
| 1941 | 52 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 60 |
| 1940 | 52 | 86 | 56 | 49 | 57 |
| 1939 | 46 | 94 | 52 | 48 | 51 |
See also tables on pages 24 and 25.