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St Pancras 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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1923. Nett Deaths from stated cadses at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under I week. | 1 —2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 mouths. | 3 months & under 6 months. | 6 months & under 9 months. | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping-Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Diphtheria and Crough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | i | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Convulsions | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 12 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| Lobar-pneumonia ... | — | — | — | — | -- | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at birth | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Atelectasis | 8 | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Congenital Malformations | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 27 |
| Premature birthh | 55 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 4 | — | — | — | 70 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 21 |
| Other causes | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| Totals | 95 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 129 | 36 | 45 | 39 | 23 | 272 |
Nett Births in the year
Ilegitimate 1101
'illegitimate.247
Nett Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants 234
illegitimate infants 38