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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The table required by the Local Government Board, showing the causes of deaths amongst these infants is set out below : —
1914. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1 —2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months thunder 6 months. | 6 months under 9 months. | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 89 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 154 | 101 | 102 | 60 | 64 | 481 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping-Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 76 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 82 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 18 | |
| Injury at birth | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 23 | ||
| Premature birth | 61 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 84 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 38 | |
| Other cases | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 36 | |
| Totals | 89 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 154 | 101 | 102 | 60 | 64 | 481 | |
| Nett Births in the year legitimate illegitimate | 1995 N 230 | Nett Deaths in the year of | legitimate infants illegitimate infants | 421 57 | |||||||