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St Pancras 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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1925. 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 and under 3 months. | 3 months aud under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months aud under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping-Cough | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis {not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 34 |
| Lobar-pneumonia | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation (overlying) | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 20 |
| Premature Birth | 42 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 53 | 4 | — | — | — | 57 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | |
| Other causes . | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| Totals | 62 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 95 | 54 | 62 | 36 | 33 | 280 |
Nett Births in the year
legtimate 3637 Nett Deatha in the °f
* Germam Measles.
(legitimate infants 251
I illegitimate infants 29