Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Year. | Still Births. | Illegitimate Births. | Deaths of Illegitimate Children. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
under 1 year | Under 4 weeks | |||||||
Number (Illegitimates in brackets) | Rate per 1,000 blrths(live and still) | Number. | Rate per cent of live births. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births | Number. | Rate per 1, 000 Illegitimate births | |
1918 | - | - | 310 | 9. 5 | 75 | 237 | 18 | 57 |
1919 | - | - | 302 | 8.4 | 69 | 216 | 17 | 53 |
1920 | - | - | 332 | 5.6 | 68 | 212 | 15 | 46 |
1921 | - | - | 264 | 5.5 | 46 | 178 | 15 | 58 |
1922 | - | - | 254 | 5.6 | 40 | 157 | 7 | 28 |
1923 | - | - | 247 | 5.7 | 44 | 177 | 15 | 60 |
1924 | - | - | 242 | 5. 9 | 36 | 147 | 8 | 33 |
1925 | - | - | 243 | 6.3 | 31 | 129 | 10 | 42 |
1926 | - | - | 226 | 6.3 | 31 | 135 | 10 | 43 |
1927 | - | - | 228 | 6.9 | 33 | 142 | 15 | 65 |
1928 | - | - | 238 | 7.3 | 37 | 152 | 17 | 70 |
1929 | 114(17) | 34.7 | 246 | 7.8 | 31 | 123 | 8 | 32 |
1930 | 103(16) | 31. 1 | 269 | 8.4 | 29 | 105 | 12 | 43 |
1931 | 104(13) | 33. 9 | 245 | 8. 3 | 29 | 114 | 12 | 47 |
1932 | 78(13) | 28. 2 | 214 | 8.0 | 27 | 121 | 10 | 45 |
1933 | 88(15) | 32.8 | 227 | 8. 8 | 23 | 99 | 17 | 73 |
1934 | 77(8) | 30.4 | 239 | 9.8 | 28 | 114 | 14 | 57 |
1935 | 94(11) | 36.7 | 218 | 8.8 | 21 | 95 | 11 | 50 |
1936 | 103 (9) | 41.3 | 233 | 9.7 | 28 | 120 | 12 | 52 |
1937 | 78(14) | 31.9 | 221 | 9.3 | 28 | 121 | 10 | 43 |
1938 | 83(17) | 32. 9 | 282 | 11.6 | 27 | 94 | 9 | 31 |
1939 | 60 (6) | 26. 7 | 265 | 11.7 | 26 | 94 ) | ||
194& | 66(10) | 32. 8 | 197 | 9.8 | 17 | 86 ) | ||
1941 | 34 (6) | 23.2 | 159 | 10.8 | 7 | 44 ) | ||
1942 | 48 (8) | 26. 2 | 188 | 10. 2 | 22 | 117 ) | ||
1943 | 47(11) | 25.0 | 274 | 14.5 | 27 | 99 ) | ||
1944 1945 | 59(13) 56(13) | 29.9 27.8 | 287 325 | 14.5 16. 1 | 30 21 | 105 ) 65 ) | Records suspended. | |
1946 | 64(11) | 25.0 | 297 | 11.6 | 14 | 47 ) | ||
1947 | 70 (8) | 24. 4 | 313 | 11. 2 | 19 | 61 ) | ||
1948 | 46 (6) | 18.4 | 281 | 11. 5 | 12 | 42 | | ||
1949 | 46 (3) | 19.7 | 234 | 10. 2 | 7 | 30 ) | ||
1950 | 37(11) | 16 6 | 230 | 10. 1 | 12 | 52 | 7 | 30 |
1951 | 42 (6) | 19. 2 | 219 | 10. 2 | 7 | 32 | 3 | 14 |
1952 | 40 (6) | 18.0 | 213 | 9.7 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 19 |
1953 | 37 (3) | 17.3 | 236 | 11.1 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 25 |
1954 | 45 (7) | 20.3 | 221 | 10. 2 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 27 |