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, 1910. 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—4 Months. | 4—5 Months. | 5—6 Months. | G—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 Uncertified | 108 ... | 32 ... | 27 ... | 22 ... | 189 ... | 64 ... | 49 ... | 45 ... | 26 ... | 32 ... | 20 ... | 26 ... | 39 ... | 36 ... | 26 ... | 28 ... | 580 ... |
Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 42 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria: Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
DiarrhoealDiseases. | Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 40 |
Diarrhoea (all forms) | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | 38 | |
Enteritis (not Tuberculous) | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ||
Gastritis. Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Wasting Diseases. | Premature Birth | 68 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 91 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100 |
Congenital Defects | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ...... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Want of Breast-milk | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | |
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 89 | |
Tuberculous Diseases | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 |
Tuberculous Peritonitis : Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Syphilis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | ||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | |
Meningitis {not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | |
Convulsions | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | 7 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ||
Bronchitis | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 29 | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ......... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
... | ...Pneumonia | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 77 |
Suffocation (overlaying) | 3 | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | ||
Other Causes | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 48 | |
108 | 27 | 22 | 189 | 64 | 49 | 45 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 26 | 39 | 36 | 26 | 28 | 580 |
Legitimate 5161 Population estimated to the middle of 1910 237,178
Births in the year Excluding non-residents in Hospitals 500
[Illegitimate 224 Including inmates of extra Borough Institutions 2,361
Deaths from all causes at all Ages 3,627
(Excluding non-residents and including residents dying outside the Borough.)