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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 1942
Annual report (abridged) on the Health of the Borough for the year 1942
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STATISTICS FOR THE'YEAR 1942
POPULATION
The estimated mid-year population Is slightly
higher than in 1941 - hut in accordance with
Instructions, no figure is quoted.
Ll'vE BIRTHS M F Total
Legitimate - 815 782 1597
Illegitimate - 105 83 188
920 865 1785
STILL BIRTHS Legitimate - 21 19 40
Illegitimate - 6 2 8
27 21 48
DEATHS All ages - 935 795 1730
DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES Rate per 1,000 total
live & still births
Puerperal Sepsis - 5 2.73
Other puerperal causes - 3 1.63
Totals - 8 4.36
DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE
All Infants per 1,000 live births 66.
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate
live births 59.
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 117.
NOTIFICATIONS OF BIRTHS
The total number of notified births of St.Pancras
children was 1629, Including 69 still-births. Of
this number 70], were notified by Midwives.
(Comparable figures for the preceding 3 years:-)
Notifications Midwives
1939 - 1942 1733
1940 - 1668 1484
1941 - 997 962