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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 1944
Annual report (abridged) on the Health of the Borough for the year 1944
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STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1944
POPULATION
The civilian population, as estimated by the
Registrar General, in the middle of the year was:- 105,780
The following table shows the varying population during the preceding five years -
| 1939 | 167,300 | 1942 | 105,900 | |
| 1940 | 133,200 | 1943 | 108,640 | |
| 1941 | 103,770 | 1944 | 105,780 | |
| LIVE BIRTHS | ||||
| M | F | TOTAL | RATE per 1,000 of estimated population | |
| Legitimate | 870 | 757 | 1627 | |
| Illegitimate | 146 | 141 | 287 | |
| 1016 | 898 | 1914 | 18.1 | |
| Year | 1939 | 2187 | 12.3 | |
| 1940 | 1948 | 14.6 | ||
| Comparable figures for preceding five years | 1941 | 1434 | 13.8 | |
| 1942 | 1785 | 16.9 | ||
| 1943 | 1836 | 16.9 | ||
| 1944 | 1914 | 18.1 | ||
| STILL BIRTHS | ||||
| M | F | TOTAL | RATE per 1,000 Live and Still Births | |
| Legitimate | 24 | 22 | 46 | |
| Illegitimate | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| 12 | 26 | 52 | 29.9 | |
| Year | 1939 | 60 | 26.7 | |
| 1940 | 66 | 32.8 | ||
| Comparable figures for preceding five years - | 1941 | 34 | 23.2 | |
| 1942 | 48 | 26.2 | ||
| 1943 | 47 | 25.0 | ||
| 1944 | 59 | 29.9 | ||
| DEATHS - All Apres | ||||
| M | F | TOTAL | Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated population | |
| 1096 | 905 | 2001 | 18.9 | |
| Year | 1939 | 2170 | 13.0 | |
| 1940 | 2728 | 20.5 | ||
| Comparable figures for preceding five years - | 1941 | 2055 | 19.8 | |
| 1942 | 1730 | 16.3 | ||
| 1943 | 1842 | 17.0 | ||
| 1944 | 2001 | 18.9 | ||