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St Pancras 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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1920. 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 & under 6 months.6 months & under 9 months.9 months & under 12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
All causesCertified10731191417180825745435
Uncertified——————————
Small-pox——————____
Chicken-pox—————————_
Measles——————210921
Scarlet Fever—————————_
Whooping-Gough—————256518
Diphtheria and Croup——————11—2
Erysipelas—————————_
Influenza ...—————11—2
Tuberculous Meninigitis——————2316
Abdominal Tuberculosis—————————_
Other Tuberculous Diseases——————11—2
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)—————13217
Convulsions24——6—1_—7
Laryngitis—————————_
Bronchitis114282422141987
Pneumonia (all forms)———1131319
Diarrhoea——1—136—111
Enteritis—2215972326
Gastritis——1—1—1——2
Syphilis112—4334115
Rickets———————1—1
Suffocation (overlying)—————1—1—2
Injury at birth5———5————5
Atelectasis10———10————10
Congenital Malformations1262424441—33
Premature birth70123489141—1105
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus45311310115140
Other causes (including Influenza)2—1146113226
Totals10731191417180825745435

Nett Births in the year
legitimate 5602
illegitimate 332
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants 372
illegitimate iufants 63