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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Deaths from Stated Causes under 1 Year of Age for 1925 and 10 preceding Years.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | Average for 10 years. | 1925 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - |
| Chiclien-pox | 1 | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | 17 | 14 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | _ | _ | - | _ |
| Whooping Cough | 24 | 15 | 14 | '27 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 29 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Influenza | - | 1 | - | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | _ | 4 | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Convulsions | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | _ | _ | - |
| Bronchitis | 27 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 57 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 24 | 60 | 39 | 54 | 34 | 51 | 43 | 34 |
| Lobar-pneumonia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Pneumonia (type not stated) | & | g | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Diarrhoea | 15 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Enteritis | 64 | 35 | 52 | 31 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 27 | 37 | 46 | 12 | 36 |
| Gastritis | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Syphilis | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| Rickets | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Suffocation (overlying) | 8 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Injury at Birth | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 25 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 20 |
| Premature Birth | 92 | 75 | 61 | 50 | 68 | 105 | 75 | 61 | 70 | 59 | 72 | 57 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 47 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 17 |
| Other causes | 48 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 17 |
| Totals | 497 | 385 | 102 | 340 | 336 | 435 | 360 | 337 | 272 | 303 | 367 | 280 |
| Neit Birth | 4754 | 45.30 | 3796 | 3318 | 3824 | 5934 | 4761 | 1559 | 1348 | 1112 | 4391 | 3880 |