[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough] page 54

St Pancras 1923

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

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Table: The following table gives the number of deaths from whooping cough during thepast ten years:—

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The following table gives the number of deaths from whooping cough during the

past ten years:—

Year.	Deaths.	Year.	Deaths.
1914	49	1919	7
1915	52	1920	60
1916	39	1921	38
1917	27	1922	29
1918	80	1923	28

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Ur the total 409 deaths in the above 10 years, 17o were oi males and S234 of iemales.
Three cases of whooping cough were nursed in 19 23, 66 nursing visits being made.
The cost was defrayed by the Borough Council.
DIARRHCEA AND ENTERITIS.
Sixty-one deaths were recorded during the year, of which 52 were of children under
five years of age, and of these 43 were under one year of age. These diseases are chiefly
prevalent during summer and early autumn, especially if the weather is hot and dry.
The table on page 33 gives the number of deaths from the above causes during each
month of the year. It will be seen that, of the total 61 deaths during the year, 26 occurred
during the three months July to September.
The following table gives particulars concerning the mortality from the above causes
at different age periods, and the total rates of infant mortality from all causes during the past
20 years:—

Table: Diarhhœa and Enteritis.

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Diarhhœa and Enteritis.

Year.	Births Registered.	Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis.				Infantile Mortalityfrom all Causesper 1000 Births.
Year.	Births Registered.	All Ages.	Under 5.	Under 1.	Deaths under 1 per 1000 Births.	Infantile Mortalityfrom all Causesper 1000 Births.
1904	6116	257	237	205	34	152
1905	5801	202	192	159	27	136
1906	5744	234	228	189	33	131
1907	5484	104	89	75	14	113
1908	5546	142	135	107	19	115
1909	5238	105	99	80	15	108
1910	5385	82	78	59	11	107
1911	5555	248	218	168	30	112
1912	5367	45	35	32	6	88
1913	5517	148	127	95	17	93
1914	5226	142	127	106	20	92
1915	4754	114	107	79	17	105
1916	4530	72	56	41	9	85
1917	3796	97	80	61	16	106
1918	3318	56	47	37	11	102
1919	3824	68	55	47	12	88
1920	5934	54	44	37	6	73
1921	4764	98	83	74	16	76
1922	4559	47	37	31	7	74
1923	4348	61	52	43	10	63

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St Pancras 1923

Table: The following table gives the number of deaths from whooping cough during thepast ten years:—

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Table: Diarhhœa and Enteritis.