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St Pancras 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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1924. Next Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSE OP 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping-Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| Bronchopneumonia | — | 4 | - | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 51 |
| Lobar-pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Enteritis | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 46 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Atelectasis | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 23 |
| Premature Birth | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 59 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 24 |
| Other causes | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| Totals | 52 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 96 | 48 | 66 | 43 | 50 | 303 |
Nett Births in the year
legitimate 3870
illegitimate 242
Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants 268
illegitimate infants 35