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, London, Borough of]
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St. Pancras.—Infant Deaths, 1909.
Deaths from stated causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
cause of death. | Under 1 week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—2 Months. | 2—3 Months. | 3—i Months. | 4—5 Months. | 5—6 Months. | 6—7 Months. | 7—8 Months. | 8—9 Months. | 9—10 Months. | 10—11 Months. | 11—12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
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All Causes | Certified ... | 142 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 199 | 58 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 570 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 28 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria: Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | |
Diarrhœal Diseases. | Diarrhoea (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 35 |
Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 39 | |
Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
Wasting Diseases. | Premature Birth | 77 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96 |
Congenital Defects | 12 | 1 | 2 | ... | 15 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 21 | |
Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Want of Breast milk | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 83 | |
Tuberculosis Diseases | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |
Convulsions | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | |
Bronchitis | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | 2 | 30 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 79 | |
Suffocation (overlaying) | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
Other Causes | 33 | 1 | 2 | ... | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 62 | |
142 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 199 | 58 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 570 |
Births in the year
Legitimate 5022
Illigitimate 216
Population estimated to the middle of 1909 237,247
Excluding non-residents in Hospitals 500
Including inmates of extra Borough Institutions 2430
Deaths from all causes at all Ages 3521
(Excluding non-residents and including residents dying outside the Borough.)