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St Pancras 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The corresponding figures for previous years will be found in Table 1 on page 98.
The chart facing this page shows, in graphic form, the variations in the birth.rate
during the past twenty years.
The following table gives the number or births and the birth.rate in each ward or the the Borough for the past year:—
| Ward. | No. of Births. | Birth Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 613 | 16.7 |
| 2 | 490 | 21.7 |
| 3 | 679 | 18.5 |
| 4 | 510 | 19.1 |
| 5 | 657 | 21.1 |
| 6 | 497 | 23.3 |
| 7 | . 196 | 12.5 |
| 8 | 470 | 16.8 |
1269 births occurred in Public Institutions, equal to 28.5 per cent, of the total births
belonging to the Borough.
Table 5, on page 10.5, shows for 1924 the birth.rate of England and Wales, the County
of London, the Metropolitan Boroughs, and certain of the large towns having populations
exceeding 125,000.
Illegitimacy.
Of the 4,112 net St. Pancras births, 242 were returned as illegitimate. This equals
5.9 per cent, of the total births.
The corresponding figures for the preceding 10 years were as follows :—
| Year. | Rate. | Year. | Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 4.4 per cent. | 1919 | 8.4 per cent. |
| 1915 | 5.4 „ | 1920 | 5.6 „ |
| 1916 | 7.0 „ | 1921 | 5.5 „ |
| 1917 | 7.2 „ | 1922 | 5.6 „ |
| 1918 | 9.5 „ | 1923 | 5.7 „ |
Notification of Births.
4,357 notifications of births were received during the year: this includes 123 stillbirths
and 4,234 live births, and represents 95 per cent, of the births registered as having
taken place in the Borough. The Notification of Births Act (1907) states information with
regard to the event shall be given to the Medical Officer of Health within 36 hours of the
occurrence of the birth of a child, alive or dead, which has issued forth from its mother after
the twenty.eighth week of pregnancy. This notification is in addition to, and not in substitution
for, registration of birth, which must be carried out at a Registry Office within forty.two
days of the birth.
DEATHS.
The net number of St. Pancras deaths registered during the year was 2,848 ; this equals
an annual death.rate of 13 per 1,000 of population.